Released
The Tree of Knowledge
January 1 1982 (almost 43 years ago)Rating
60
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- Director: Pacho Lane
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 23 m
- Company: Les Blank Films
Set in Huehuetla, Puebla, a Totonac Indian community in East Central Mexico, this documentary contrasts two systems of education. The public school system uses patriotic symbols to "integrate" Indian pupils into the national culture while teaching them to reject their own identity.