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Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.
1985 · Directed by Luis Puenzo · 112 min · Drama · History · 9 frames
Tagline
A truth too frightening to ignore
Crew
- Screenplay: Aída Bortnik, Luis Puenzo
- Cinematography: Félix "Chango" Monti
- Edited by: Juan Carlos Macías
- Music: Atilio Stampone
- Production design: Abel Facello
- Produced by: Nora Puenzo, Luis Puenzo
Cast
- Norma Aleandro as Alicia Marnet
- Héctor Alterio as Roberto Ibáñez
- Hugo Arana as Enrique Ibáñez
- Guillermo Battaglia as José
- Chela Ruiz as Sara
- Patricio Contreras as Benítez
- Aníbal Morixe as Miller
- María Luisa Robledo as Ñata
- Jorge Petraglia as Macci
- Analía Castro as Gaby
Production
- Country: Argentina
- Language: English, Spanish
- Studios: Progress Communications, Historias Cinematográficas, Cinemanía
- Themes: husband wife relationship, buenos aires, argentina, family secrets, high school teacher, military dictatorship, history teacher, argentinean history, 1980s, state crimes, adopted daughter
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