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Santiago Mitre (born 4 December 1980) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He was named as a member of the jury of the Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival . [1] In 2016, Mitre won the Havana Star Prize for Best Director for his film Paulina at the 17th Havana Film Festival New York .
Sep 6, 2022 · The new film from director Santiago Mitre (Paulina, The Summit), which premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 3, is also about political violence and the attempt to impose ...
Oct 18, 2022 · Santiago Mitre’s mother worked in Argentina’s justice system, and he grew up hearing stories of the epic 1985 Trial of the Junta, when nine members of the military junta that ruled the country between 1976 and 1983 faced justice for their reign of terror, in which thousands of citizens were imprisoned, tortured, murdered, and/or simply disappeared.
Nov 7, 2022 · Santiago Mitre 7 October 2022 (BFI London Film Festival) | 21 October 2022 (Amazon Video) Argentine director Santiago Mitre’s courtroom drama, Argentina, 1985 (2022), is an unsettling film that ...
Why Oscar-Nominated ‘Argentina, 1985’ Serves as a Global Reminder of the Need to Fight for Democracy. Director Santiago Mitre says “open wounds” remain in the South American country from ...
Mar 4, 2023 · Santiago Mitre directed and co-wrote the film, which stars Ricardo Darín and Peter Lanzani as the lead prosecutors in the trial. Argentina, 1985 brilliantly balances many themes— a blistering courtroom drama, a sobering historical reenactment, a charming and funny underdog story, and a ripped-from-the-headlines account of Argentina’s fight to restore democracy.
Jan 13, 2023 · We speak with director Santiago Mitre about “Argentina, 1985,” his dramatization of the Trial of the Juntas, when a civilian court prosecuted Argentina’s former military leaders for brutal ...
