El monasterio de los buitres

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El Monasterio de los Buitres
Directed by Francisco del Villar
Written by Vicente Leñero
Starring Enrique Lizalde
Enrique Álvarez Félix [1]
Irma Serrano
Cinematography Gabriel Figueroa
Distributed byEstudios Churubusco Azteca S.A
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

El Monasterio de los Buitres (English: "The Monastery of the Vultures") is a Mexican motion picture categorized as religious drama. It was filmed in 1973. [2]

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Synopsis

In an old monastery in Mexico, the faith of all the young aspiring priests is tested by the Father Prior using psychoanalysis. During the process, the young men manifested indecision, sexual problems (as incest or homosexuality) and lack of faith. [3]

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References

  1. Enrique Álvarez Félix at IMDb
  2. International film prizes: an encyclopedia by Tad Bentley Hammer
  3. Freud's Mexico: Into the Wilds of Psychoanalysis by Rubén Gallo