Roots

Roots

1h 43m 1954 Drama Mexico
Budget: - Revenue: -

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.

Director

Benito Alazraki

Writer

Carlos Velo, Manuel Barbachano Ponce, Fernando Espejo, Francisco Rojas González, José Miguel García Ascot, María Elena Lazo, Benito Alazraki