The River and Death

The River and Death

Year: 1954

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Luis Buñuel

Drama

In a Mexican village a centuries‑old blood feud between two families has claimed generations of sons in the name of honor. Only one heir remains in each clan: a modern city‑trained doctor and his counterpart who stayed in the village, intent on killing the doctor to end the cycle. The whole community thirsts for blood, driving the final confrontation toward tragedy.

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