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The River and Death

The River and Death

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 22, 1954

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Drama

User Score

62%

Original Title

El río y la muerte

Production Companies

Clasa Films Mundiales

Director

Luis Buñuel

Description

A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican village. Men, sons, have killed each other for generations, for a so-called conception of honor in a revenge that never ends since it is also triggered by people of the village. Now, today, there are only two sons left, one in each family. One has become a doctor in the big city and his culture is modern. The other last one - of the other family - hasn't left the village and is waiting for the doctor to come "home" as he plans to kill him, to settle this war on this matter of honor once and for all. And the people of the village want blood.