The Place Without Limits

The Place Without Limits 1978

7.40

Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and dreams collide in a small Mexican town.

1978

Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta

Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta 1991

4.60

Exiled in Acapulco, the bon vivant Dino cheats a rich widow into financing his coming back to Brazil. To avoid getting caught, he hides in a coffin. His fake burial is celebrated in high style and it doesn't take long before he starts getting himself into weird situations.

1991

Barrio de campeones

Barrio de campeones 1981

7.20

Extended family in working-class neighborhood; story mostly focuses on a young man who aspires to a pro boxing career, his grandma and the restaurant she owns.

1981

Violent Stories

Violent Stories 1985

5.70

Five surreal short stories make up this Mexican anthology film.

1985

Terror and Black Lace

Terror and Black Lace 1985

6.00

A psycho with a hair fetish is caught in the act of disposing of a body and the lonely housewife that witnesses it must fight for her life.

1985

Hot Snake

Hot Snake 1978

5.20

A sadistic and ruthless outlaw has been terrorizing the town of Hot Snake. A bounty hunter named Emiliano is hired by the local sheriff to hunt down the outlaw after he murders a woman and steals money belonging to the Army. Warned by a local bruja not to take the bounty, Emiliano soon finds himself the target of a mysterious man who seeks to settle a personal vendetta.

1978

The Year of the Plague

The Year of the Plague 1978

5.10

A terrible disease is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he discovers its epidemic nature. No one listen to him and soon after the disease spreads. The government tries to control the information in order to prevent panic.

1978

Desires

Desires 1977

5.30

Snippets of a family drama involving a rebellious son coming to his depressing home village, his father, and a jaded ex-lover, mixed with various surrealist scenes and statements about sin.

1977

The Dried Butterflies

The Dried Butterflies 1978

6.40

A disturbed middle aged writer becomes obsessed with a little boy who reminds her of a former lover.

1978

Romelia's Secret

Romelia's Secret 1988

7.20

The way three different generations of women view virginity and the mystery that a love story hides.

1988

El elegido

El elegido 1977

6.30

A guy is peer-pressured, despite his reluctance, to play the role of Christ in a local production of the Passion Play.

1977

Survival Run

Survival Run 1979

2.70

A group of teenagers drive out into the desert in search of sex, beer, and general good times. When their van breaks down, they find a group of prospectors who welcome the kids and offer them a place to stay until they can get help. It soon becomes evident, however, that there is more to these prospectors than they claim, and soon the teens are fleeing for their lives.

1979

Prisión de mujeres

Prisión de mujeres 1977

5.20

'Prisión de Mujeres' is a film by Fernando A. Rivero that narrates a harsh reality: the strength of women in a prison, how they lose their dignity and do not stop for anything.

1977

In the Land of Light Feet

In the Land of Light Feet 1982

5.00

During his vacations, 12-year-old Manuel travels by train with his mother to the Sierra Tarahumara to spend a few days with his father, who works in the mountains with the indigenous people protecting nature. Manuel befriends Jesus, who takes him to his town and teaches him the customs of his own. Both children discover illegal loggers.

1982

In the Storm

In the Storm 1982

4.50

In the storm is a Mexican film of the year 1980 directed by Fernando Vallejo. The film is about the time of La Violencia in Colombia. Vallejo wanted to make the film in Colombia, however he found numerous obstacles to film it in the country so he decided to do it in Mexico with Mexican actors and recreating the Colombian landscapes in that country.

1982

Cuchillo

Cuchillo 1978

5.80

After the 14th Ammendment to the US Constitution, everyone has rights - except the Native Americans. Cavalry Army General Boyd applies that by breaking past treaties with the Apaches, and suppressing them in the territory under his command. A young Apache - named Cuchillo/Knife, after the massacre of his tribe - is taught that he is the gods' send to protect his people. Brought up to be a great warrior, he will attempt to reason with Boyd, and then fight an uneven battle against the Blue Demons.

1978