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    Everything You Need to Know About Counterattack

    The Mexican action thriller follows a team of officers battling a dangerous cartel.

    By Ingrid Ostby
    March 4, 2025

When a Mexican Army officer saves two hostages, he and his team of special agents find a graveside full of cartel victims — making their squad the target of a drug cartel leader who’ll stop at nothing to silence them. The film Counterattack, by Chava Cartas (Rosario Tijeras), stars Luis Alberti, Noé Hernández, and Luis Curiel.

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When will Counterattack be released?

Stream it now.

Where can I find the trailer for Counterattack?

Check it out at the top of this page. 

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Who’s in the cast of Counterattack?

  • Luis Alberti (Workforce) as Captain Armando Guerrero, who leads a Special Forces unit of the Mexican Army known as the Murciélagos
  • Noé Hernández (Kokoloko) as Josefo Urías, aka El Aguijón, leader of El Enjambre cartel in Northeast Mexico
  • Leonardo Alonso (New Order) as Lieutenant Dámaso, aka Tanque, a member of the Murciélagos
  • Luis Curiel (Control Z) as Jorge, aka Pollo, a member of the Murciélagos
  • Israel Islas (The Chosen One) as Román, El Aguijón’s younger brother and a member of El Enjambre cartel
  • Ishbel Bautista (Pedro Páramo) as La Cobra, a member of El Enjambre cartel
  • Mayra Batalla (Prayers for the Stolen) as Lucía, one of the hostages

What happens in Counterattack?

When two women stumble upon a mass grave in the Mexico countryside, they’re kidnapped by members of El Enjambre cartel. Fortunately, the women are quickly rescued by Special Forces Captain Guerrero (Alberti) and his men, dubbed the Murciélagos. But now that Guerrero is privy to the Narco burial site, he and his team are Enemy No. 1 for El Enjambre’s feared leader, El Aguijón (Hernández). 

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Where does Counterattack take place?

The film takes place in Mexico somewhere near the US border. 

What are Narco mass graves?

Narco mass graves, aka fosa clandestina or narcofosa, are secret burial sites used by cartels to dispose of their victims.

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