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The Heist (1976)

The Heist (1976)

Drama Crime

A prison system that does not regenerate, it degenerates.

Release Date: 1976, August 5
Directors: Felipe Cazals
Countries: Mexico
Production: Conacite Uno
Cast: Sergio Calderón, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Manuel Ojeda, María Rojo, Salvador Sánchez, Álvaro Carcaño, José Carlos Ruiz, Delia Casanova, Guillermo Gil, Max Kerlow, César Sobrevals, Gerardo del Castillo

Overview:

In Mexico City's infamous Lecumberri prison, three drug-addicted convicts celebrate getting drugs from one of their the mothers. They are found out and locked up in the "apando," the dreaded punishment cell. Protests over the treatment of those held in the cell lead to a bloody confrontation.

Keywords:

prison protest