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Counterattack (2025)

Name: Counterattack
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Released: 2025-02-27
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Luis Alberti, Noé Hernández, Leonardo Alonso, Luis Curiel, Guillermo Nava

Counterattack (2025), directed by Chava Cartas, starring Luis Alberti and Noé Hernández.

14 02/27/2025 BR Action, Adventure and Thriller 1h 25m

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Synopsis

When a hostage rescue mission creates a new enemy, Capt. Guerrero and his elite soldiers must face an ambush by a criminal group.

What the catalogue says about this film

Film 1 of 2 by Chava Cartas in the catalogue
Rated 8.3, against a Thriller average of 6.3

Every comparison is within the CineQuiz catalogue, not cinema as a whole.

Beto CasillasCinematography
Chava CartasDirector
Carlos Silva VallejoEditing
Sam BaixauliEditing

About the film

Counterstrike (Spanish: Contraataque), also known as Counterattack, is a 2025 Mexican action film directed by Chava Cartas and written by Jose Ruben Escalante Mendez. Starring Luis Alberti, Noe Hernandez, Leonardo Alonso, Luis Curiel, David Leon and Guillermo Nava. It was released worldwide on Netflix on 28 February 2025.

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Plot

A mother and daughter, when stopping for a short break after driving, see a mass grave site. Captain Armando Guerrero and his group rescue the women from being kidnapped by gangsters. The mother tells Capt. Guerrero about this grave site and an investigation reveals that it is that of soldiers who died fighting drug cartel leader Josefo Urias. As the army plans an attack on the gang, the women are kidnapped again.

Josefo, along with his brother Sacristan, declare war on the soldiers. Capt. Guerrero and his people are ambushed, but manage to kill their assailants, including Sacristan. They unlock his phone, call the army and decide to meet up at the Brownsville checkpoint. Josefo is angry to see his brother dead, and sends nine people to kill Capt. Guerrero, but fails.

Capt. Guerrero decides to ambush the gang's hideout. They kill a few men and free the mother and daughter. As they get ready to leave the place, they are shot at by the gang. Pollo is wounded, and the women are armed with guns found at the hideout. The gang uses an M2 Browning to shoot the group down, but the soldiers survive the shots and start a counterattack. The gang attempt to enter the house via a tunnel, but Damaso sacrifices himself to kill them by grenade.

The soldiers finally corner Josefo, but Pollo dies. Josefo and Capt. Guerrero decide to settle the dispute by hand-to-hand combat. Josefo is defeated, but Capt. Guerrero spares his life.

The remaining men and women are airlifted back to safety.

Cast

Luis Alberti as Armando, the captain of squad

Noe Hernandez as Josefo, the cartel

Leonardo Alonso as Damaso, part of Armando squad

Luis Curiel as Pollo

David Leon as Combo

Guillermo Nava as Toro

Mayra Batalla as Lucia

Ishbel Bautista as La Cobra

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External links

Counterstrike at IMDb

Text from Counterstrike (2025 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterstrike_(2025_film)

Trivia

It premiered on February 27, 2025, a Thursday.
It runs 1h25 — short for a feature film.
Its original title is "Contraataque".
As of September 20, 2026, it is available in Brazil by subscription on Netflix.
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosDraco Films
CountriesMexico
LanguagesSpanish
StatusReleased

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Netflix Streaming

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Beto Casillas Cinematography
Chava Cartas Director
Carlos Silva Vallejo Editing
Sam Baixauli Editing
Francisco González Compeán Producer
Sebastian Jurado Producer
Víctor Hernández Stumpfhauser Original music
José Rubén Escalante Méndez Writer

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What is Counterattack about?

Counterattack: When a hostage rescue mission creates a new enemy, Capt. Guerrero and his elite soldiers must face an ambush by a criminal group.

Who directed Counterattack?

Counterattack was directed by Chava Cartas in 2025.

Who stars in Counterattack?

The cast of Counterattack includes Luis Alberti, Noé Hernández, Leonardo Alonso, Luis Curiel and Guillermo Nava.

How long is Counterattack?

Counterattack runs for 85 minutes, or 1h25.

Where can I watch Counterattack?

Counterattack is available on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.