Gather all materials known film about the events of October 2, 1968, identifies the military leaders that led to the killing and displays key documents to highlight the mechanisms used by the repressive forces and the government against the student movement.

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.

Documentary about the XIX Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1999.