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Oficio de tinieblas

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Original title

Oficio de tinieblas

Year

1979

Running time

105 min.

Country

Mexico

Director

Archibaldo Burns

Screenwriter

Archibaldo Burns. Novel: Rosario Castellanos

Cast

Music

Manuel Enríquez

Cinematography

Miguel Garzón

Producer

Conacite 2

Genre

Drama | 1930s

Synopsis

Set in 1934, and meant to dramatize social injustices, this melodrama examines an official's attempt at land reform. The landowners are against any reform and are also not interested in ending the exploitation of their workers. On the opposite side of the fence, the Native Americans have almost no way to better their living conditions or to fight oppression. They are also plagued by "superstition," which leads to some misguided actions that only make things worse. Violence and sexual encounters are interspersed throughout the story.

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Oficio de tinieblas

1979

Archibaldo Burns