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The Official Story
The Official Story
8.1
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682 Ratings

THE OFFICIAL STORY

La historia oficial

Directed by Luis Puenzo
Argentina, 1985
Drama, History, War

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.