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El impostor
MEXICO · 1960

El impostor

Emilio “Indio” Fernández
education and corruption individual integrity against institutional power labor activism and student rebellion wrongful persecution idealism in conflict with authority
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Synopsis

Cesar Rubio, a school teacher in the city, is fired for staying true to his ideals and values, and is also accused of encouraging rebellion among his students, who were demanding the principal's resignation through a strike.

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