Balún Canán

(1977)

★ 5.4 IMDb · 5 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1977

Runtime: 117 мин

Country: Mexico

Director: Benito Alazraki

Cast: Saby Kamalich, Tito Junco, Pilar Pellicer, Fernando Balzaretti, Cecilia Camacho, Aztlán Camacho, Anita Blanch, Rosaura Revueltas, José Chávez

Plot

Based on Rosario Castellanos' novel, Balún Canán is about the turmoil created by the Cardenas’ land reforms. Events occur in Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, mainly in a town called Comitán. Zoraida struggles and fights to keep her properties, inheritance for her only son. For her actions, the sorcerers of Chacjatal cast a death spell over her son.