Los Olvidados

Dramatizes the struggles of two homeless boys who are corrupted and then destroyed by the Mexican slum where they live. Focuses on adolescent gangs that fight with each other out of hate, fear, and hunger. Directed by Luis Bunuel., This study of searing poverty, set in the outskirts of Mexico City, follows the lives of a group of young boys caught in an endless cycle of violence. Pedro, an innocent youth, becomes corrupted by Jaibo and a group of juvenile delinquents. Bunuel mixes harsh realism with his signature surrealistic touches. (Does not circulate), Dramatizes the struggles of two homeless boys who are corrupted and then destroyed by the Mexican slum where they live. Focuses on adolescent gangs that fight with each other out of hate, fear, and hunger. Directed by Luis Bunuel.