In the summer of revolt 1968, student Leobardo López Aretche captured the protests in Mexico City, and the state’s brutal response, up close – and like many of his subjects and fellow comrades, would pay a high price for his audacity. Fifty years later, his movie is no longer a secret.

Rolando de Castro
Self

Magda Vizcaíno
Self

Óscar Chávez
Self

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
Self (archive footage)
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May 17, 1968
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Documentary, History
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