''Tlatelolco, verano del 68'' (Spanish for "Tlatelolco, summer of 68") is a 2013 Mexican film about the political events that took place in
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
in the months before the 1968
Olympics
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.
Plot
In the midst of protests of
Mexico 68
The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...
, two teenagers, Felix (Christian Vazquez) and Ana Maria (Cassandra Ciangherotti), from different social classes fall in love. The story begins with increasing repression of the student movement by the government of
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian.
It is derived from Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, also spelled Gustaf, a Swedish name, likely from Slavic Gostislav.
People with ...
in the months prior to the
Tlatelolco massacre of October 2, 1968. The relationship of Ana Maria and Felix takes place in the context of repression,
forced disappearance
An enforced disappearance (or forced disappearance) is the secret abduction or imprisonment of a person with the support or acquiescence of a State (polity), state followed by a refusal to acknowledge the person's fate or whereabouts with the i ...
s, and an attempt to obscure the social protest.
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2010s Spanish-language films
2013 films
Mexican drama films
2010s political films
Films set in Mexico City
2010s Mexican films
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