Life Sentence
Directed by Arturo Ripstein"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.
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Life Sentence was released on 9 augustus 1979.
Life Sentence was directed by Arturo Ripstein.
Life Sentence has a runtime of 1 u, 35 m.
Life Sentence was produced by Francisco del Villar.
"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.
The key characters in Life Sentence are Javier Lira "El Tarzán" (Pedro Armendáriz Jr.), Commander Prieto (Narciso Busquets), Corporal Pantoja (Ernesto Gómez Cruz).
Life Sentence is a Misdaad, Drama, Thriller film.
Life Sentence has an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10.