An Unknown Enemy (Un Extraño Enemigo)

This series is inspired by real events.

Some characters, names, businesses, incidents, places

and events have been modified for dramatic effect.

Any similarity with the name, character or story

of any person is a coincidence

outside of the creators intent.

Is he alive?

Who knows?

Go check.

I think he's alive.

MEXICO THE BLOOD OF OUR BROTHERS

THE POLICE AND THE MILITARY KILL THEIR BEST CHILDREN

CHEERS FOR MEXICO

MEXICO 68' A YEAR OF REPRESSION

DON'T DISCUSS MEXICO WITH A RIOT!

A STRANGE ENEMY

He looks a little better.

He hasn't said anything.

He only gave us the number, and then he stayed that way.

Thank you, ma'am.

Beto. Beto.

Come, let's go to my house.

Slow, slowly, slowly.

Beto...

Alicia isn't answering her phone.

Do you have her mother's number?

They have her.

Beto, what did you say?

They grabbed them together.

They have her.

Where did they take them?

The people that took them, where they wearing a uniform?

They wanted names.

And they wanted to know what the NSC is doing.

Otherwise... They would kill her.

Where is she?

I don't know.

I don't know.

They put bags over our heads and shoved us inside a car.

I told them everything.

But they kept her anyway.

-Let's go look for her. -No! No!

They said that...

they'd be watching me, and if I looked for her,

they were going to kill her.

And that...

I left her there.

And she always trusted me.

And I left her. I left her behind.

I don't know what to do, David.

I'm dying inside.

The students have stolen 12 buses

from the University of Veracruz.

And they estimate that between three and five thousand

students from Puebla and Chapingo.

In total,

I think they'll manage to get together a total of 20,000

from the provinces alone.

That's surprising,

especially after the presidential report.

And the attacks on the students from the press.

The press only shows the anger of the public

against this movement, Doctor.

Ours.

But, the New York Times doesn't think that way.

You can't put those reporters in line.

In any case, what the New York Times thinks

isn't relevant to us.

What we should do

is restore order in our country.

What do you propose? To ban the march?

No, that's not what I'm saying.

Gentlemen...

Major, how many people are estimated to show up?

If we look at the last march in August,

there was a total of 250 thousand students there.

Officially, we said it was a much lower number.

So now...

there might be up to 400 thousand, maybe more.

That's five times the Olympic stadium!

Fuck!

To make this march legal,

they need a permit from the city government, right?

Yes, Sir.

To begin with, we are going to reduce their numbers,

by denying their permit to strike.

Mr. President, I would ask you to put some value into

what we've achieved so far...

And what have we achieved so far, Emilio?

We are close to completing some agreements that may...

Any person that's out protesting will be detained and processed.

The government will not recognize

the protest of September 13th.

That's it.

Partners!

Partner, do you hear all this noise?

Do you really believe we'll be able to protest silently?

If the purpose of our protest

is to leave a mark on our government.

You are wrong, partner.

We have to show that we are more than some loud-mouths,

or troublemakers.

We need to show that we have specific objectives.

And that we know how to organize.

To march silently is to lower our arms.

We can't do that!

The people on the streets will join us!

They must know this isn't only about students.

Of course!

Well said, partner!

Partners! Whoever needed to know already knows.

Have we even solved a single point of our petition?

No! But if we scream, we'll show that the President is right.

That's falling into his provocation.

However, if we are quiet,

we are telling everyone that we have peaceful solutions.

We have to show that we are united.

And let our silence speak for itself!

That's what the government wants, for us to be quiet.

Friends, silence! Silence!

-They don't want to listen. -Let's vote.

Whoever is in favor of marching quietly

this September 13th, raise your hand!

In silence, partners!

Raise your hand!

Relax, man. Come.

We'll stop a taxi here at the corner.

Don't you want to wait till I get one?

No, you know what? You stay.

I...

I'll go home, I'll get Alice's number.

I'll catch you later.

You shouldn't be alone.

We'll call her together.

I need to do this alone. OK?

I don't want anyone else to get hurt.

-Really, I... -I'm telling you, fuck!

Can't you understand?

Beto, being upset is normal.

-It's not your fault. -Leave me alone!

-Give me some time. -Are you sure?

Yes, I am.

I just need to clear my head.

Fine.

Thanks.

-Be careful. -Thank you.

Why are you following me?

They asked us to protect you.

Protect me? From what? Idiot.

Calm down! The Major only wanted to know if you were OK.

Hey...

Your friends really believed

that we left you all beaten up there?

Because, we didn't even hit you that bad.

You know what? Go tell the Major to go fuck himself.

Remember you are still working, shorty.

Every single leader from the NSC

will be there, at the protest on the 13th.

We only need for chaos to start.

And we'll begin arresting them.

We'll cut the head of this uprising

with a single hit.

And what if there's no chaos?

Don't worry about that. We'll make sure there is.

Did you hear that they expect

400 thousand people protesting?

And agitators coming in could make it

a monumental disaster.

Our people...

will only start provoking a couple of groups,

where the leaders of the NSC will be.

Only enough to justify the arrests.

It will be an easy thing.

Sir...

you... do know...

that you are breaking our laws with what you're proposing?

I'm offering you a solution to your problems.

If in order to fix my problems,

you need to infringe on the Constitution

don't talk to me about it.

Me, as a President of this country,

could never authorize you to do such a thing.

Now,

if you can fix our problems

with your idea

before the national holidays,

your friend, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz,

would be eternally grateful.

Understand?

Don't worry about anything, Mr. President.

I don’t want a battlefield.

I don't want any deaths, Sir.

There will only be arrests, Mr. President.

Corona del Rosal only wants to arrest people.

But with our boys deep inside,

we can make all this blow up in the General's face.

How many deaths to you estimate?

Enough.

So that the President realizes

that Corona del Rosal didn't think about