A dead bandit king triggers a whole village's revenge fantasy. Rural Mexico, 1978, zero chill.
The leading edge of working-class discontent in a Mexican village is a troop of bandits hiding out in the hills; when the bandit leader is killed, the whole town rises up.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI chaos: real fire, real squibs, real dust.
Acting
Mario Almada brings his signature stoic intensity.
Production
Rural locations that reek of authenticity and desperation.
Director
Toni Sbert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Toni Sbert was primarily a cinematographer; this rare directing credit shows in every sun-bleached frame.
Part of Mexico's 1970s 'cine de ficheras' and rural action boom—cheap, fast, and politically loaded.
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