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Tlatelolco, Summer of 68'

As Mexico prepares to host the 1968 Olympics, students and civilians are uniting on the streets to protest the authoritarian government. Tensions are running high and the eyes of the world are on Mexico and President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. Ana Maria, a student photographer and daughter of a high-ranking official, finds herself embroiled in the movement and is swept off her feet by Félix, a working-class architecture student. This film remembers the events that led to one of the darkest chapters in Mexico’s recent history: the massacre at Tlatelolco, 10 days before the opening of the Olympic Games.

Top Cast

  • Christian Vazquez

    Christian Vazquez

    Félix

  • Cassandra Ciangherotti

    Cassandra Ciangherotti

    Ana María

  • Claudette Maillé

    Claudette Maillé

    Gloria

  • Roberto Sosa

    Roberto Sosa

    President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz

  • Juan Manuel Bernal

    Juan Manuel Bernal

    Ernesto

  • Armando Hernández

    Armando Hernández

    Paco

  • Álex Perea

    Álex Perea

    Juanjo

  • Alejandra Ambrosi

    Alejandra Ambrosi

    Emilia

  • Teresa Ruiz

    Teresa Ruiz

    Licha

Overview

As Mexico prepares to host the 1968 Olympics, students and civilians are uniting on the streets to protest the authoritarian government. Tensions are running high and the eyes of the world are on Mexico and President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. Ana Maria, a student photographer and daughter of a high-ranking official, finds herself embroiled in the movement and is swept off her feet by Félix, a working-class architecture student. This film remembers the events that led to one of the darkest chapters in Mexico’s recent history: the massacre at Tlatelolco, 10 days before the opening of the Olympic Games.

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