Kino: The Legend of the Black Priest (1993)

Original title

Kino

Directed by

Felipe Cazals

Genre

drama film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 49m

Rating

3.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Mexican drama set in the 18th century. It follows a black priest who rises to power in a colonial religious order and faces conflict with the church hierarchy and society.

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What happens

Kino: la leyenda del padre negro es una película mexicana dirigida por Felipe Cazals y protagonizada por Enrique Rocha, Rodolfo de Anda y Blanca Guerra.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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