Roots
- Original title
- Raíces (Racines)
- Year
- 1953
- Running time
- 103 min.
- Country
- Mexico
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Beatriz Flores
- Juan de la Cruz
- Conchita Montes
- Olimpia Alazraki
- Mario Herrera
- Juan Hernández
- Miguel Ángel Negrón
- Antonia Hernández
- Carlos Robles Gil
- Alicia del Lago
- Teódulo González
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Anthology Film. Small Town Life (Non-North American)
- Synopsis
- Mexican and Latin-American classic. Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas, Nuestra Señora, El Tuerto and La Potranca. In El Tuerto, crosseyed boy is made fun of by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic. (FILMAFFINITY)
- Awards
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1955: Cannes: FIPRESCI Award. Nominated for Palme d´Or (Golden Palm)
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