Product Details

• Actors: Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Narciso Busquets, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Angélica Chain, Ana Ofelia Murguía
• Directors: Arturo Ripstein
• Writers: Arturo Ripstein, Luis Spota, Vicente Leñero
• Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Spanish
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Desert Mountain
• DVD Release Date: November 11, 2003
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0000D9PL9
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,410 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Cadena Perpetua" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Ex-convict, "El Tarzan" Lira decides to give up his criminal past and reform his life... until a corrupt policeman blackmails him, leaving him no other option but to continue his life of crime. Cadena Perpetua is a gripping social commentary on Mexico’s police corruption and judicial system. In Spanish W/ Subtitles "El Tarzan" Lira decide dejar atrás su pasado criminal y reformar su vida... hasta que un policía corrupto lo chantajea, dejándole solo una opción la de regresar a su vida criminal. Un apasionante comentario social sobre la corrupción política y judicial en México. In Spanish W/Subtitles

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must view, July 12, 2008

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This review is from: Cadena Perpetua (DVD)

If you wandered what it's like to be a denizen of the lower barrios of Mexico and then to be inside the penal system? This is a movie you should watch.