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Etnocidio: Notas sobre El Mezquital (1977)

Etnocidio: Notas sobre El Mezquital poster
Directed by
Paul Leduc
Genre
documentary film, drama film
Country
Mexico, Canada
Runtime
2h 07m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This 1977 documentary uses an A to Z chapter structure to examine the Otomi people in the Mezquital Valley. It focuses on their political, economic, and social conditions in Mexico.

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What happens

Etnocidio: notas sobre el mezquital es un documental dirigido por Paul Leduc y presentado en una serie de capítulos que van de la A a la Z. Es el primer filme que surge del acuerdo de coproducción entre National Film Board de Canadá y Cine-Difusión SEP de México. El documental muestra un panorama político, económico y social del pueblo otomí.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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