69% Critic Match

Roots of Blood

6.9 / 10• 1979• 1h 34m•NR• Spanish

Drama

Storyline

A deadly riot breaks out after unfair labor practices at a garment factory raises tensions between Mexican and Chicano workers.

Cast & Crew

Richard Yniguez

Carlos Rivera

Lead

Enrique Muñoz

Adolfo

Pepe Serna

Juan

Adriana Rojo

Rosa

Roger Cudney

Factory foreman

Malena Doria

—

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

—

León Singer

Rogelio

What People Are Saying

4.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jesús Salvador Treviño's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

3.0

“Every frame feels alive. Roots of Blood is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Roots of Blood

6.9 / 10• 1979• 1h 34m•NR• Spanish

Drama

Storyline

A deadly riot breaks out after unfair labor practices at a garment factory raises tensions between Mexican and Chicano workers.

Cast & Crew

Richard Yniguez

Carlos Rivera

Lead

Enrique Muñoz

Adolfo

Pepe Serna

Juan

Adriana Rojo

Rosa

Roger Cudney

Factory foreman

Malena Doria

—

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

—

León Singer

Rogelio

What People Are Saying

4.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jesús Salvador Treviño's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

3.0

“Every frame feels alive. Roots of Blood is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Roots of Blood

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