Redes is a Mexican film, released in 1936, about the fishing community of Alvarado on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, near the city of Veracruz. Although the Spanish language title refers to (fishing) nets, the English language title is The Wave (apparently referring to imagery at the end of the film). Redes was made with a mainly non-professional cast and has been seen as anticipating Italian neorealism. It concerns the struggle of poor fishermen to overcome exploitation.Synopsis
La rude existence des pêcheurs d'Alvarado, une petite commune située sur la côte atlantique du Mexique. L'un d'eux, Miro, enterre son fils qu'il n'a pu soigner. Même lorsque poisson abonde, les salaires versés aux pêcheurs demeurent extrêmement bas. Révolté, Miro incite ses compagnons à entamer une grève de protestation.