Life Sentence
Cadena perpetua (original)
"El Tarzan" Lira is an ex-convict who decides to give up his criminal past and reform his life. However, a corrupt policeman blackmails him leaving "El Tarzan" no other option but to continue committing robberies. Adapting the genre conventions of the film noir to the Mexican context, Ripstein's film focuses on Mexican police corruption and questions the judicial system.
Starring Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Narciso Busquets, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Roberto Cobo, Angélica Chain, Pilar Pellicer, Rodrigo Puebla, Yolanda Rigel, Jorge Patiño
Watch "Life Sentence" on Mubi released in 1979. It's a crime and drama movie, and has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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