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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Saby Kamalich, Tito Junco, Pilar Pellicer, Fernando Balzaretti, Cecilia Camacho, Aztlán Camacho
Crew: Benito Alazraki (Director), Rosario Castellanos (Original Story), Fernando Macotela (Producer), Gabriel Figueroa (Director of Photography), Carlos Savage (Editor), Gustavo César Carrión (Original Music Composer)
Country: Mexico
Language: Español
Studio: Conacine
Runtime: 117 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 26, 1977
IMDb: 6.2
Keywords:foreign language
