Benito Alazraki
Director
Roots (1954)
Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas (The Cow), Nuestra Señora (Our Lady), El Tuerto (One-Eyed) and La Potranca (The Filly). In El Tuerto, a one eyed boy is relentlessly bullied by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic.
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.mexico, mdblist.has-trailer, aspectratio.1-37-1, awards.festival-cannes-winner, tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, tmdb.anthology, tmdb.based-on-short-story + 3 more, tmdb.indigenous-cinema, tmdb.short-stories, tmdb.native-people
Production Companies: Teleproducciones
Country: Mexico
Production Country:
Mexico
Languages:
Spanish
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Runtime: 103 min.
Released: Sept. 1, 1954
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 18+