The Shout
October 2: not forgotten
1968 · 1h 42m · N/A
Documentary, History
Directed by
Leobardo López Aretche
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.
Director and cast
More films
Rang De Basanti (2006)
Comedy · Drama · History · Romance · Not Rated
After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Ins...
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Director
- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
- Cast
- Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Alice Patten
Les Misérables (1935)
Drama · History · Romance · APPROVED
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Director
- Richard Boleslawski
- Cast
- Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke
A Film Like Any Other (1968)
Documentary · Not Rated
An analysis of the social upheaval of May 1968, made in the immediate wake of the workers’ and students’ protests. The picture consists of two parts, each with with identical image tracks, and differing narration.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Director
- Jean-Luc Godard
Red Dawn (1990)
Drama · History · Thriller · N/A
On October 2, 1968, a student uprising descends into violence after the Mexican government begins to use lethal force against the protesters.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Director
- Jorge Fons
- Cast
- María Rojo, Héctor Bonilla, Jorge Fegán
Working Slowly (Radio Alice) (2004)
Comedy · Drama · History · N/A
Bologna, 1976. The paths of two aimless young friends intertwine with those of Radio Alice, a pirate radio politically aligned with the leftist student movement.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Director
- Guido Chiesa
- Cast
- Marco Luisi, Manuel Agnelli, Tommaso Ramenghi
Underground (2007)
Action · Not Rated
In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah
Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
Action · Drama · Thriller · R
Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Comments
Talk about the film with other members