Ethnocide: Notes on El Mezquital

Overview

Through the direct testimony of the Indians, the phenomenon of acculturation suffered by the Otomí minority of the Mezquital Valley, one of the poorest rural areas of the state of Hidalgo, in Mexico, is analyzed. It tries to show a broader problem that encompasses a large part of the Continent; how other peoples, other ethnic groups, are exterminated with all kinds of mechanisms, from brutal repression to the most sophisticated cultural penetration.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 17, 1977

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

Spanish

Countries

Mexico

Production

ONF,NFB

Director

Paul Leduc

Writer

Paul Leduc,Roger Bartra

Producer

Vicente Silva,Bosco Arochi,Jean-Marc Garand

Cinematography

Georges Dufaux

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0074500