El río y la muerte (1955)
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Columba Dominguez, Miguel Torruco, Joaquin Cordero, Jaime Fernandez
A young doctor returns to a town divided by a deadly feud and seeks revenge after a series of deaths.
The story
In a violent Mexican town, two families are locked in conflict. The community has an unusual custom for dealing with murder: a killer may preserve their life in solitude by crossing the river. Gerardo, a young doctor from one of the feuding families, returns to his hometown after a series of deaths. Against this backdrop of family hostility and a local practice shaped by violence, he decides to pursue revenge. The article provides no further details about the consequences of his decision.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Two families live in conflict in a violent Mexican town. When someone is murdered, society allows the killer to keep their life in solitude if they can cross the river. Gerardo, a young doctor who belongs to one of the feuding families, returns to his town after a series of deaths and decides to carry out his revenge.
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