The Burning of Judas

The Burning of Judas (1974)

La quema de Judas

Jesús María Carmona is a small-time crook who poses as a cop so he can rob a bank. A few days before the day he planned to do it, a guerrilla group robs the same bank and Carmona is shot to death defending it when he has no other choice but to act as a policeman. Soon after, his image becomes a symbol for the police and he is honored, but his identity is found out. Meanwhile, in the neighborhood where he grew up his effigy is burned as he is now considered a traitor.

Date of release
1974-11-20
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Director
Román Chalbaud

Casting

Interesting facts

La quema de Judas is a 1974 Venezuelan drama film directed by Román Chalbaud, adapting one of his plays. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was a critical and commercial success and constituted a "rebound" in the career of the filmmaker.

Production

The play the film adapts "used an actual murder in one of the poorer barrios of Caracas to construct his plot leading to this dramatic people's celebration."

The film was noted for featuring the political jail of El Helicoide in its background, "directly connecting the huge abandoned structure with the city's social miseries."

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