The Convict Patient
On February th 1970, Carlos Castañeda de la Fuente tried to assassinate the Mexican President to avenge the Tlatelolco massacre from October 2nd 1968, defying the most repressive regime in the contemporary Mexican history. Forty years later, this failed avenger survived the system´s disproportionate retaliation, only to wander Mexico City´s streets as a vagrant.
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The Convict Patient
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 4, 2012
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
El paciente interno
Production Companies
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Consejo Nacional para la cultura y las artes, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, UNAM, Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC)
Director
Alejandro Solar Luna
Description
On February th 1970, Carlos Castañeda de la Fuente tried to assassinate the Mexican President to avenge the Tlatelolco massacre from October 2nd 1968, defying the most repressive regime in the contemporary Mexican history. Forty years later, this failed avenger survived the system´s disproportionate retaliation, only to wander Mexico City´s streets as a vagrant.
