Film
The Heist
Mexico- Age rating
- 18
- Director
- Felipe Cazals
- Year
- 1976
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.
Top cast
Manuel Ojeda
Polonio
Salvador Sánchez
Albino
José Carlos Ruiz
El Carajo
María Rojo
Meche
Delia Casanova
La Chata
Luz Cortázar
Madre del Carajo
Álvaro Carcaño
Teniente
Ana Ofelia Murguía
Celadora
Sergio Calderón
Oficial
César Sobrevals
Celador
Gerardo del Castillo
Policía
Adriana Rojo
Tomás Pérez Turrent
Preso de la fajina
Max Kerlow
Preso del suéter amarillo
Roberto de Rivero
Guillermo Gil
Policeman (uncredited)
Directed by
Felipe Cazals
Written by
José Revueltas, José Agustín
Produced by
Héctor López, Fernando Macotela
