Movie Details
Cast & Crew
B
Benito Alazraki
Director
R
Rosario Castellanos
Original Story
F
Fernando Macotela
Producer
G
Gustavo César Carrión
Original Music Composer
Balún Canán
Movie"A strange spell sentenced her son to death"
Audience Score
1 hr 57 minDrama
Based on Rosario Castellanos' novel, Balún Canán is about the turmoil created by the Cardenas’ land reforms. Events occur in Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, mainly in a town called Comitán. Zoraida struggles and fights to keep her properties, inheritance for her only son. For her actions, the sorcerers of Chacjatal cast a death spell over her son.
DirectorBenito Alazraki
