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México, la revolución congelada (1973)

México, la revolución congelada poster
Directed by
Raymundo Gleyzer
Genre
documentary film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the Mexican Revolution and its aftermath. It shows how the revolution's goals of land reform and justice for peasants played out over time.

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What happens

Mexico: The Frozen Revolution (Spanish: México, la revolución congelada) is a 1971 Argentine documentary film, which details the history and progress of the Mexican Revolution (1911-1917). It also focuses on the life of the peasants and the evolution of land reform. Its maker, Raymundo Gleyzer, was kidnapped by the dictatorship of Argentina in 1976 and is one of the 30,000 people who have disappeared in Argentine concentration camps. The film was first screened at the Directors' Fortnight of the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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