Movie
Red Dawn
Overview
On October 2, 1968, a student uprising descends into violence after the Mexican government begins to use lethal force against the protesters.
Details
- Release date
- 1990-10-18
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cinematográfica Sol S.A.
- Country
- Mexico
- Original language
- ES
Cast
- María Rojo as Alicia
- Héctor Bonilla as Humberto
- Jorge Fegán as Don Roque
- Bruno Bichir as Sergio
- Demián Bichir as Jorge
- Paloma Robles as Graciela
- Ademar Arau as Carlos
- Marta Aura as Vecina
- Eduardo Palomo as Herido
- Carlos Cardán as Subteniente
- Simón Guevara as Muchacho I
- Sergio Sánchez as Muchacho II
Crew
- Jorge Fons - Director
- Xavier Robles - Writer
- Guadalupe Ortega - Writer
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