Released
Balún Canán
May 26 1977 (over 47 years ago)Rating
48
Based on
4 reviews
A strange spell sentenced her son to death
- Director: Benito Alazraki
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 1 h 57 m
- Country: Mexico
- Company: Conacine
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.
