Roots of Blood (1978)
- Original title
- Raíces de sangre
- Directed by
- Jesús Salvador Treviño
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Mexican and Chicano workers clash over labor issues. The film follows their tensions and struggles on the job.
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What happens
Raíces de sangre (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈises de ˈsaŋɡɾe]) (Roots of Blood) is a Mexican movie written and directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño released in 1978 in Mexico and other countries. According to some sources, it had a wide release on May 30, 1979, but other sources show it was playing in US theaters as early as August 1978. The film deals with labor relations and tensions between Mexican and Chicano workers. It has received praise as a foundational work in Latin American cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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