Full awards and nominations of Canoa
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Drama
Based on true events that transpired on September 14, 1968, this powerful, award-winning film follows the events that befall a group of students who accidentally stumble upon a town controlled by a paranoid and fanatical priest. Labeled despots and communists, the students and the lone villager who takes them in find their fate at the hands of the townsfolk. Filmed in a stark, documentary style, Canoa is a strong comment on Mexico's ... [+]
- 26th Berlin International Film Festival 1976
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Ariel Awards (1976) - 1975 Films
- nom. Best Film
- nom. Best Director (Felipe Cazals)
- nom. Best Actor (Enrique Lucero)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Tomás Pérez Turrent)
- winner Best Original Story Written Directly for the Screen (Tomás Pérez Turrent)
- nom. Best Cinematography (Alex Phillips Jr.)