Film

The Official Story 1985

Directed by Luis Puenzo

  • Drama, History
  • 112 min
  • NR

A truth too frightening to ignore

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.

DramaHistoryhusband wife relationshipbuenos aires, argentinafamily secretshigh school teachermilitary dictatorshiphistory teacherargentinean history1980sstate crimesadopted daughtermother daughter relationship

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