The Tree of Knowledge
MovieTitle | The Tree of Knowledge |
User score | 6 |
Release date | Jan 1, 1982 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Pacho Lane |
Production country | US |
Production companies | Les Blank Films |
Run time | 23 min. |
Set in Huehuetla, Puebla, a Totonac Indian community in East Central Mexico, this documentary contrasts two systems of education. The public school system uses patriotic symbols to "integrate" Indian pupils into the national culture while teaching them to reject their own identity.