NARRATED by a Japanese actress and a Mexican actor - and accompanied by a live pianist - this 1919 Mexican film classic follows the story of a gang terrorising Mexico City's high society on 1915.
Based on the exploits and legends of a real gang, the thieves leave a trail of murder, kidnapping and outlandish heists in their wake as police try to nail them.
As the film plays, the actors comment and give voices to each of the characters, underlining the vast divide between two very different cultures.
At the film's climax is an incredible scene where thousands of people in the their Sunday best top hats, parasols and hoop skirts are seen gathering opposite a long prison wall. It's clearly a festive Sunday that has attracted a huge crowd from every layer of Mexican society.
Then the gang members are brought out and tied to posts just in front of the wall...
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