MEXICO · 1947
The Pearl
greed and corruption
poverty and desperation
fate versus free will
family and sacrifice
colonial exploitation
Synopsis
Fisherman Quino and his wife Juana are very poor and desperate because the town's foreign doctor refuses to treat their son Coyotito, who has been bitten by a scorpion. When Quino unexpectedly finds a magnificent pearl in the sea, Juana senses that the discovery will only bring them misfortune and tries to convince her husband to return it to the sea.
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