Ratas de vecindad

Semi-exploitation drama that displays the life of the lower class of Mexican society and how the political and economic system leas them to commit all types of crimes.

I watched this one as a kid and I was very impressed for it's violent content and violence against sometimes, less recurred victims on movies. I'm talking about old people and specially women.

The scene that stays in my mind to these days is when a robber enters the home of a grandpa and starts hitting him in the head with a hammer or blunt object I can't exactly remember. The old man falls in the blood and his blood spurs. Nice scene that tells you a lot about the movie.

Gòmez Cruz, and Peluffo shine in this low budgeter.

Watch it if you want to know more about criminals from the lower class. Social message included.

When I saw this movie for the 1st. time I guess I was 7 or 8 years old, I couldn't watch it entirely because of it's high violence grade. A few years later, I could watch it completely. Actually I think it wasn't that violent as I remember but still...

RATAS THE VECINDAD may be extremely low budget, but it accomplishes it's goal: show the disturbing situation in the poorest homes in México. This movie is extremely violent, it's somewhat disturbing to watch the entire film without feeling uncomfortable. It's sad but it happens in some places, in some underground ghettos. Great performance by Gómez Cruz. RATAS DE VECINDAD has to be one of the most violent movies of the 80's Mexican cinema.

I'm not saying by any means that this movie is good overall, it's just a good example to show some disturbing situations in México D.F.