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2015103 minPGdocumentary

5.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Corruption Military

Ayotzinapa

2015103 minPGdocumentary

5.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Forty-three student teachers were forcibly disappeared in Mexico, revealing deep corruption within the political and law enforcement systems.

Corruption Military

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Forty-three student teachers were forcibly disappeared in Mexico, revealing deep corruption within the political and law enforcement systems.

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Xavier Roblesdirector

Xavier Robleswriter

Jorge Gálvezcast

Luis Hernández Navarrocast

José Revelescast

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On September 26, 2014, 43 student teachers were forcibly disappeared in Ayotzinapa, Mexico. The documentary details the involvement of police and military authorities in the incident. It presents testimony and evidence linking these officials to political and economic elites and organized crime. The film addresses systemic corruption within Mexico's political and law enforcement systems. It records the ongoing pursuit of justice by the families of the missing students.

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