Rattlesnake
An anguish lived and filmed second by second...
1977 · 1h 45m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Raúl Araiza
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Rattlesnake
Overview
A filmmaker is commissioned to film a documentary on the social reality of the Lacandon people in the state of Chiapas. As he enters the harsh living conditions of this indigenous community, his social conscience forces him to confront his superiors, who threaten to destroy his material.
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