Tlatelolco, Summer of 68'

Tlatelolco, Summer of 68'

2013 · 105 min · ES · 6.9 (44 votes)
Dir. Carlos Bolado · Starring Christian Vazquez, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Claudette Maillé, Roberto Sosa, Juan Manuel Bernal, Armando Hernández
DramaRomance

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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This film captures the electric energy of idealistic youth caught in a burgeoning romance against a backdrop of escalating political unrest. It's a poignant, tense journey through a pivotal historical moment, feeling both hopeful and heavy with the weight of impending tragedy and historical consequence.

idealistictenseromantictragicpolitically chargedsteadyhistorical dramasocial realismperiod romancepolitical activismyouth rebellionclass dividehistorical traumastar-crossed love
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