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Hidden River
MEXICO · 1948

Hidden River

Emilio “Indio” Fernández
rural education political corruption authoritarian power social injustice resistance to tyranny
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Synopsis

Called by the Mexican President himself, a rural teacher goes to work in a village that is dominated by a malevolent chieftain.

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