After the 14th Ammendment to the US Constitution, everyone has rights - except the Native Americans. Cavalry Army General Boyd applies that by breaking past treaties with the Apaches, and suppressing them in the territory under his command. A young Apache - named Cuchillo/Knife, after the massacre of his tribe - is taught that he is the gods' send to protect his people. Brought up to be a great warrior, he will attempt to reason with Boyd, and then fight an uneven battle against the Blue Demons.
Direction
De Anda shoots Mexico-for-Arizona with unflinching purpose.
Writing
14th Amendment as villain origin story? Bold.
Director
Rodolfo de Anda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Mexico's 'revisionist western' boom, explicitly rejecting Hollywood's heroic cavalry narratives.
Andrés García was a telenovela heartthrob—this rare western role let him go full feral.
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