Chac: the Rain God (1975) Mexico
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Director:Klein, Rolando, Balam, Pablo Canche, Osil, Antonio, Santis, Sebastian, Tiez, Pedro, Ton, Alonzo Mendez
Studio:Aurora
Writer:Rolando Klein
Rating:7.1 (105 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:014381952520
Genre:Spanish films
IMDb:0251629
Duration:1:34:00
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:Spanish
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300001465
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Klein, Rolando, Balam, Pablo Canche, Osil, Antonio, Santis, Sebastian, Tiez, Pedro, Ton, Alonzo Mendez  ...  (Director)
Rolando Klein  ...  (Writer)
 
Pablo Canche Balam  ...  The Diviner
Alonzo Mendez Ton  ...  The Cacique
Sebastian Santis  ...  Mute Boy
Pedro Tiez  ...  Father
Antonio Osil  ...  Principale
Antonio Ton  ...  Principale
Alonso Puj  ...  Principale
Antonio Castellanos  ...  First Captain
Comments: DSP 102

Summary: A cult film from the 1970s, lost for years and now newly restored, "Chac: The Rain God" is based on ritual and legends from the Popul Vuh. This gorgeous film, shot in the Chiapas region of Mexico by Chilean director Rolando Klein, focuses on a small Tzeltal village during a terrible drought. Desperate for relief, thirteen men set out on a quest to save their people from starvation with a Diviner who takes them far from their own land on a strange journey. "Chac" is magical, mystical and intensely visual. A dazzling portrait of a Native American spiritual quest, "Chac" is a visionary masterpiece as powerful and revolutionary as "Walkabout," "El Topo" and "Aguirre: The Wrath of God."