Director: Chava Cartas
Cast: Luis Alberti, Noé Hernández, Leonardo Alonso, Luis Curiel, Guillermo Nava
Contraataque is a 2025 Mexican action-thriller directed by Chava Cartas, running a tight 84 minutes. Set on the volatile US–Mexico border, the film drops five ordinary friends into a deadly confrontation with cartel hitmen — a survival story that accelerates from zero to crisis without warning.
What is Contraataque about?
A shopping trip across the US–Mexico border turns into a fight for survival when five friends become collateral in a cartel ambush. The real target is a figure known as El Murciélago — the Bat — whose enemies will kill anyone standing in the way. Trapped without resources, outgunned and unfamiliar with the terrain, the group must rely on instinct, loyalty, and sheer desperation to stay alive. Director Chava Cartas keeps the geography tight and the pacing relentless, making the border itself feel like another antagonist — porous enough to lure people in, brutal enough to trap them.
Cast & crew
Director Chava Cartas brings a lean, kinetic eye to the material, ensuring every scene serves the pressure-cooker premise. Lead performers Luis Alberti and Noé Hernández anchor the ensemble with lived-in intensity. Leonardo Alonso, Luis Curiel, Guillermo Nava, David Calderón, Mayra Batalla, and Israel Islas round out a cast that sells the chaos without telegraphing who will make it out.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, border narratives carry a particular resonance. Themes of displacement, crossing controlled by dangerous intermediaries, and the vulnerability of people caught between two worlds connect across cultures — whether the border runs between Mexico and the United States or through the lived experience of any exile community. Contraataque is available in Persian dub as well as Persian subtitles on K-Time, making it equally accessible to viewers who prefer listening in Farsi or reading along. Mexican crime cinema has surged in global relevance over the last decade, and this tight thriller fits squarely in that tradition — compact, visceral, and grounded in social geography.
Where & how to watch
Contraataque is available now on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Stream it on your web browser, TV, or phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, no extra download needed. Start and cancel anytime.