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8.2
/10
765 Ratings

THE OFFICIAL STORY

La historia oficial

Directed by Luis Puenzo
Argentina, 1985
Drama, History, War
  • 109109 minutes

Synopsis

Argentinean schoolteacher Alicia begins to suspect that her adopted daughter, Gaby, may be the child of a murdered political prisoner.

Synopsis

Argentinean schoolteacher Alicia begins to suspect that her adopted daughter, Gaby, may be the child of a murdered political prisoner.

Our take

A Best Foreign Language Film-winner from Argentina, this ‘80s rarity is set in the last days of the country’s military dictatorship when the political fallout was still very fresh. A gripping drama that starts on an intimate scale and expands its scope towards something both grand and shattering.