Luz's Motives
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Luz is in jail, accused of murdering her own children. Her husband and her mother-in-law say she killed them in cold blood. Dr. Rebollar tries to help the woman, but she refuses to remember anything. Luz thinks of jail as the purgatory: it's only one step to reach the Heaven.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1986-02-06
Runtime: 96 mins
Director: Felipe Cazals
Writer: Xavier Robles
Spoken language: Español
Genres: Drama, History, Crime
Original title: Luz's Motives
Production Companies: Chimalistac Postproducción S.A.
Production Countries: Mexico
Cast
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Delia Casanova
Marta Aura
Ana Ofelia Murguía
Alonso Echánove
Carlota Villagrán
Dunia Saldívar
Georgina Chavira
Adriana Rojo
María Prado
Luz María Peña
Socorro Camacho
Juan de la Loza
José Ángel García
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