The land was theirs. The law disagreed. Chaos absolutely ensued.
Fictionalized account of the political struggle over land-grants led by Reies Lopez Tijerina in New Mexico in the 70s.
Acting
Jaime Fernández carries righteous fury like a weapon.
Direction
Casillas shoots tension like a documentary crew in danger.
Director
Jaime Casillas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tijerina's actual 1967 Tierra Amarilla raid sparked the largest manhunt in New Mexico history—his movement predated the better-known Chicano Moratorium.
Director Casillas was blacklisted in Mexico for this film; it vanished for decades until a 2014 restoration.
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