El grito (1968)

  • NR
  • 05/17/1968 (MX)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 42m

Overview

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.

Oriana Fallaci

Writer

Leobardo López Aretche

Director

Cast

Rolando de Castro's headshot

Rolando de Castro

Self
Magda Vizcaíno's headshot

Magda Vizcaíno

Self
Óscar Chávez's headshot

Óscar Chávez

Self
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz's headshot

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz

Self (archive footage)

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