The Castle of Purity

The Castle of Purity is a 1972 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It is based in a real criminal case that took place in Mexico City in 1959. Plot The film depicts a man who keeps his family isolated in his home for years to protect them from "the evil nature of human beings" while inventing, with his wife, rat poison. Cast Claudio Brook – Gabriel Lima Rita Macedo – Beatriz Arturo Beristáin – Porvenir Diana Bracho – Utopía Gladys Bermejo – Voluntad Mario Castillón Bracho – Undercover cop Development According to the director, the film was based on a case that appeared in newspapers in the 1950s, of a man who isolated his family and did not allow them to leave. "There was a lot of talk about the case when I was a little boy." Two works come from the case; a novel by Luis Spota called, "La Carcajadas del Gato", and a play by Sergio Magaña called, "Los Motivos del Lobo".