El Grito

El Grito

102 mins | Documentary | May 17, 1968

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.

El Grito

102 mins | Documentary | May 17, 1968

El Grito
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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Original title El Grito
Directors Leobardo López Aretche, Alfredo Joskowicz
Writers Oriana Fallaci