May 10, 1973
Release Date

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Mexico: The Frozen Revolution (1973)

Name: Mexico: The Frozen Revolution
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1973-05-10

1h 5m

Running Time

May 10, 1973
Release Date

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Plot.

A thorough analysis of the socio-politics of Mexico, within the historical context of the Mexican Revolution reality. Includes footage from the 1910s, interviews with farmers, politicians, intellectuals, middle class, union, etc, as well as scenes from the life of an Indian family in Chiapas, their religious rituals, their crops, trials and bilingual schools. The film ends with the slaughter in the Plaza de Tlatelolco in 1968, during the infamous Olympics.

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Cast & Crew.

Humberto Rios

Cinematography

Bill Susman

Producer

Steve Susman

Editor

Raymundo Gleyzer

Director / Writer

Juana Sapire

Sound Recordist

Paul Leduc

Assistant Director

Media.

Details.

Release Date

May 10, 1973

Original Name

México, la revolución congelada

Status

Released

Running Time

1h 5m

Genres

Documentary

Last updated: 2025-05-29

This Movie Is About.

mexican revolution

political unrest

Wiki.

Mexico: The Frozen Revolution (Spanish: México, la revolución congelada) is a 1971 Argentine documentary film, which details the history and progress of the Mexican Revolution (1911-1917). It also focuses on the life of the peasants and the evolution of land reform. Its maker, Raymundo Gleyzer, was kidnapped by the dictatorship of Argentina in 1976 and is one of the 30,000 people who have disappeared in Argentine concentration camps.

The film was first screened at the Directors' Fortnight of the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.