Then God Named It Earth
During the Mexican Agrarian Reform, an engineer travels to a town to distribute the land of the landowners among the peasants.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Y Dios la llamó Tierra |
| Year | 1961 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Genre | Drama, History |
| Director | Carlos Toussaint |
| Runtime | 85 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.2/10 (6 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs a meticulous, almost procedural look at the mechanisms of land redistribution, where idealism meets entrenched interests. It explores the quiet tensions in dusty villages and the heavy burden placed on the individual tasked with enacting change.
What lingers after viewing is not spectacle, but the weight of silent compromises and the stark human cost of progress. A sobering reflection on the distance between law and justice. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Carlos Toussaint
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Watch in a focused setting to absorb its deliberate pace and stark historical texture.
🎭 Cast
Katy Jurado
Marta
Ignacio López Tarso
Efrén Domínguez
Manuel Capetillo
Sebastián
José Luis Jiménez
Tata Pedro Domínguez
David Silva
Don Cosme Aguilar
Miguel Córcega
Professor Marin
David Hayat
Young Pedro Martínez
Quintín Bulnes
Captain Manuel Cienfuegos
Rafael Islas
Tito Junco
General Prisciliano Sánchez
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