The Tree of Knowledge

Movie
TitleThe Tree of Knowledge
User score

6

Release dateJan 1, 1982
GenreDocumentary
DirectorPacho Lane
Production countryUS
Production companiesLes Blank Films
Run time23 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.

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