Oficio de tinieblas

Oficio de tinieblas

105 mins | Drama | June 4, 1981

"Occupation of Darkness" - Set in 1934, and meant to dramatize social injustices, this melodrama examines an official's attempt at land reform. The landowners are against any reform and are also not interested in ending the exploitation of their workers. On the opposite side of the fence, the Native Americans have almost no way to better their living conditions or to fight oppression. They are also plagued by "superstition," which leads to some misguided actions that only make things worse. Violence and sexual encounters are interspersed throughout the story.

Oficio de tinieblas

105 mins | Drama | June 4, 1981

Oficio de tinieblas
"Occupation of Darkness" - Set in 1934, and meant to dramatize social injustices, this melodrama examines an official's attempt at land reform. The landowners are against any reform and are also not interested in ending the exploitation of their workers. On the opposite side of the fence, the Native Americans have almost no way to better their living conditions or to fight oppression. They are also plagued by "superstition," which leads to some misguided actions that only make things worse. Violence and sexual encounters are interspersed throughout the story.
Producers Conacite Dos See
Original title Oficio de tinieblas
Directors Archibaldo Burns
Writers Rosario Castellanos

Cast

Enrique Lizalde

as Leonardo

Julissa

as Julia

Manuel Ojeda

as Fernando

Lilia Prado

as Mercedes

Mónica Miguel

as Catalina

Ana De Sade

as Marcela

Tito Junco

as Licenciado

Ignacio Retes

as Don Alfonso