Topic: Argentinian Dictatorship

Direction Carlos Echeverría

Cast Esteban Buch · Miguel Angel D'Agostino · Débora Herman · Horacio Herman

Direction Juan José Campanella

Cast Ricardo Darín · Soledad Villamil · Pablo Rago · Javier Godino

Synopsis The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) follows Benjamin Esposito, a seasoned judicial employee on the brink of retirement. His decision to pen a novel about a chilling criminal case he once worked on compels him to delve deep into his...

Direction Ulises De la Orden

Cast Julio Strassera · Luis Moreno-Ocampo

Synopsis The Trial (2023) delves into the pivotal year of 1985, just two years following the conclusion of Argentina's military dictatorship. The documentary meticulously chronicles the landmark court proceedings against prominent junta members. Director Ulises de la Orden masterfully condenses 530...

Direction Luis Puenzo

Cast Héctor Alterio · Norma Aleandro · Hugo Arana · Chunchuna Villafañe

Synopsis The Official Story (1985) follows Alicia Marnet de Ibañez, a contented wife to Roberto and mother to their adopted daughter, Gaby. Alicia's world is turned upside down when a probing question from one of her history students prompts her to...

Direction Marie-Monique Robin

Synopsis Death Squads: The French School (TV) (2003) delves into the significant impact of the French military on contemporary methods of suppressing independence movements. This documentary sheds light on the strategies and tactics employed by the French army, offering a revealing...

Direction Santiago Mitre

Cast Ricardo Darín · Peter Lanzani · Alejandra Flechner · Carlos Portaluppi

Synopsis Argentina, 1985 (2022) follows the compelling true account of a public prosecutor, Julio Strassera, and a young attorney, Luis Moreno Ocampo, who, along with their untried legal team, took on the formidable task of prosecuting the leaders of Argentina’s brutal...

Direction Mariana Arruti

Direction Héctor Olivera

Cast Alejo García Pintos · Vita Escardó · Pablo Novak · Adriana Salonia

Synopsis The Night of the Pencils (1986) chronicles the harrowing true account of seven young activists who campaigned for lower student bus fares in Argentina, navigating through two distinct political eras. Initially triumphant under Isabel Perón's administration, their advocacy attracts the...

Direction Marco Bechis

Cast Antonella Costa · Carlos Echevarría · Dominique Sanda · Chiara Caselli

Synopsis Garage Olimpo (1999) follows the story of Maria (Antonella Costa), a dedicated activist fighting against a repressive regime. She teaches literacy skills in the impoverished outskirts of Buenos Aires. Maria resides in a dilapidated boarding house with her mother, Diane...

Direction Natalia Bruschtein

Cast Laura Bonaparte · Camilo Bruschtein · Luis Bruschtein · Natalia Bruschtein

Synopsis Time Suspended (2015) delves into the profound theme of memory, focusing on the enduring recollections of a woman who has relentlessly battled against historical amnesia. Her journey is a testament to her fight for justice, seeking accountability for the state...

Direction Fernando E. Solanas

Cast Susú Pecoraro · Miguel Ángel Solá · Philippe Léotard · Lito Cruz

Synopsis Sur (1988) follows the journey of Floreal, a man who, after the conclusion of Argentina's military dictatorship in 1983, is freed from prison. Rather than immediately returning to his wife, Floreal finds himself wandering through the nocturnal streets of Buenos...

Direction Fernando E. Solanas

Cast Marie Laforêt · Philippe Léotard · Miguel Ángel Solá · Marina Vlady

Direction Israel Adrián Caetano

Cast Rodrigo de la Serna · Pablo Echarri · Nazareno Casero · Matías Marmorato

Synopsis Chronicle of an Escape (2006) is set in Buenos Aires during the tumultuous year of 1977. The narrative follows Claudio Tamburrini, a goalkeeper for a lower-division soccer team, who is abducted by a special operations group under the Argentine military...

Direction Marcelo Piñeyro

Cast Ricardo Darín · Cecilia Roth · Héctor Alterio · Fernanda Mistral

Synopsis Kamchatka (2002) is set in Argentina during the tumultuous period following the 1976 military coup. A legal professional, fearing for his family's safety, relocates his spouse and children to a rural area, where they assume new identities to evade detection....

Direction Lucas Bucci · Tomás Sposato · Iván Vescovo

Cast César Luis Menotti · Mario Alberto Kempes · Víctor Hugo Morales

Synopsis Argentina '78 (2024) delves into the tumultuous backdrop of Argentina's most violent period, as the nation stepped into the global spotlight by hosting the football World Cup. The documentary explores the high-stakes environment where the military regime, the national football...

Direction Gonzalo Suárez

Cast Héctor Alterio · Hugo Gorbain

Direction David Blaustein

Direction Raymundo Gleyzer

Direction Lucas Gallo

Cast Virginia Lusting

Direction Miguel Colom

Cast Micaela Brusco · Celeste Cid · Mariano Torre · Leonora Balcarce