Balún Canán

A strange spell sentenced her son to death

5/26/19771h 57min5.4/10(5 TMDB votes)

Drama

Directed by Benito Alazraki

Plot

Based on Rosario Castellanos' novel, Balún Canán is about the turmoil created by the Cardenas’ land reforms. Events occur in Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, mainly in a town called Comitán. Zoraida struggles and fights to keep her properties, inheritance for her only son. For her actions, the sorcerers of Chacjatal cast a death spell over her son.