Film

The Heist

Name: The Heist
Director: Felipe Cazals
Released: 1976
Rating: 6.8
Cast: José Carlos Ruiz, Manuel Ojeda, Delia Casanova, María Rojo, Álvaro Carcaño

1976 · 83 min · ★ 6.8 · Dir. Felipe Cazals

A prison system that does not regenerate, it degenerates.

In Mexico City's infamous Lecumberri prison, three drug-addicted convicts celebrate getting drugs from one of their the mothers. They are found out and locked up in the "apando," the dreaded punishment cell. Protests over the treatment of those held in the cell lead to a bloody confrontation.