An Unknown Enemy
TV Show · Thriller

Fernando Barrientos, head of the National Security Directorate, tries to achieve the highest position in Mexico, but to do so he must manipulate, betray and kill on his way to the top.

2018 · 52m
Starring Daniel Giménez Cacho, Karina Gidi, Irene Azuela
Director Gabriel Ripstein

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Commander
    The regent of Mexico City, Corona del Rosal, wants to weaken his main adversary in the presidential succession by getting rid of the National Security Directorate. Meanwhile, Major Barrientos, the DNS leader, tries to strengthen its position.
    52 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Students
    The students' voice becomes louder despite their lack of organisation. But after the death of one of the student leaders and with the assistance of Barrientos, the students will finally become a more cohesive force.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 3
    On the Street
    The student movement becomes stronger as they establish the National Strike Council. With help from one of Barrientos' infiltrators, they organise and carry out the largest civil march ever seen, with over 150,000 participants.
    51 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Guns
    Barrientos infiltrates guns among the students to make them seem like a more threatening force to President Diaz Ordaz. Meanwhile, the CIA tries to influence the military leaders of the country to move forward with a coup and they reject their plans.
    48 min
  • EPISODE 5
    State of Siege
    President Ordaz arranges a meeting with the students through the Chief of the Presidential Office; the meeting appears to be a success, but Barrientos wants to discredit the gains attained during the meeting by creating a sense of "chaos."
    41 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Silence
    Corona del Rosal convinces the president to use moles during the March of Silence, a march organised by the National Strike Council, in order to put an end to the organisation; Barrientos wants to thwart his plans by provoking a fight.
    40 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Daniel Giménez Cacho
    Actor
  • Karina Gidi
    Actor
  • Irene Azuela
    Actor
  • Enrique Arrizon
    Actor
  • Gabriel Ripstein
    Director

About

An Unknown Enemy

Thriller

Fernando Barrientos, head of the National Security Directorate, tries to achieve the highest position in Mexico, but to do so he must manipulate, betray and kill on his way to the top.

Information

Studio
Amazon Studios
Released
2018
Region of Origin
Mexico

Languages

Original Audio
Spanish
Subtitles

English (United States) , Arabic (world) , Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Czech (Czechia) , Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Filipino (Philippines) , Finnish (Finland) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Greek (Greece) , Hebrew (Israel) , Hindi (India) , Hungarian (Hungary) , Indonesian (Indonesia) , Italian (Italy) , Japanese (Japan) , Korean (South Korea) , Malay (Malaysia) , Norwegian Bokmål (Norway) , Polish (Poland) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Romanian (Romania) , Russian (Russia) , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish (Sweden) , Tamil (India) , Telugu (India) , Thai (Thailand) , Turkish (Türkiye) , Ukrainian (Ukraine) , Vietnamese (Vietnam)

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Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.
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