Oblatos, Epic Flight into the Night

Oblatos, Epic Flight into the Night

2019 · 112 min · ★ 9.5 · Documentary

Waymas works in a subway repair worshop in Mexico City, while Tony sells chicken in a marketplace in Guadalajara. Both were part of the September 23rd Communist League, the larger urban guerrilla group in Mexico during the 1970s. On January the 22nd of 1976, both escaped prison through an elaborated military plan. They recount how they escaped and why they were fighting for then and now.

Directed by Acelo Ruíz Villanueva · Written by Acelo Ruíz Villanueva

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