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The Official Story. Drama. 112 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1985. Roger Ebert. November 11, 1985. 3 min read. Five years after the arrival of her adopted daughter, Alicia finds herself asking some questions. Where, exactly, did the little girl come from?
When Alicia begins to wonder about the identity of the little girl's birth parents, she finds herself suspecting that her daughter may be the child of people abducted or killed by the...
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- Norma Aleandro
- Luis Puenzo
- Drama
A powerful film highlighting the ramifications of an Argentinian dictatorship. A must-watch film. Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Mar 4, 2021. Molly Haskell Vogue. [A] proudly...
The Official Story (Spanish: La historia oficial) is a 1985 Argentine historical drama film directed by Luis Puenzo and written by Puenzo and Aída Bortnik. It stars Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Chunchuna Villafañe and Hugo Arana.
The Official Story: Directed by Luis Puenzo. With Héctor Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Chunchuna Villafañe, Hugo Arana. During the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.
- (11K)
- Drama, History
- Luis Puenzo
- 1985-11-08
In the powerful 1985 film The Official Story, Director Luis Puenzo tells the story of a teacher's awakening to conscience at the end of Argentina's "Dirty War" of the late 70s and early 80s. As in Pinochet's Chile, the military secret police sought to consolidate their power by routinely torturing and murdering students, political activists ...
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Oct 19, 2018 · Blu-ray Review: The Official Story (1985) Now Available. Given a gorgeous 2K restoration for this Cohen Film Collection Blu-ray release, Luis Puenzo's The Official Story is set during the final years of the state sponsored terrorism that took place during Argentina's Dirty War, in which tens of thousands of citizens were "disappeared" following ...