Directed by : Luis BUÑUEL
Year of production : 1950 Country : MEXICO Length : 87 minutes
The masterpiece of Luis Buñuel – recently classified as “World’s Memory” by UNESCO -, shows the miserable lives of a group of children in the “lost cities” and poor districts of Mexico City.
After running away from a reformatory school, “Jaibo” meets with a gang of street boys to plan several assaults. Pedro, one of the gang members who is always searching for his mother’s love and care, gives shelter to “Ojitos”, a farm boy abandoned in the street. The destinies of the main characters come dramatically together when “Jaibo”, in front of Pedro, murders the guy who supposedly betrayed him.
Granted with the Palma de Oro for best director in the 1951 Cannes Festival.
Luis BUÑUEL - Director
Luis ALCORIZA - Script / Dialogue
Gabriel FIGUEROA - Cinematography
Rodolfo HALLFTER - Music
Carlos SAVAGE - Film Editor
Luis BUÑUEL - Script / Dialogue
Alfonso MEJIA - Pedro
Roberto COBO - EL "Jaibo"
Miguel INCLAN - Don Carmelo "the blind"
Alma Delia FUENTES - Meche
Estela INDA - The mother of Pedro
Photo du Film
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