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"A truth too frightening to ignore"

1985 1h 52m ES

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 212

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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.

“A truth too frightening to ignore”

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Cast

Norma Aleandro
Alicia Marnet
Héctor Alterio
Roberto Ibáñez
Hugo Arana
Enrique Ibáñez
Guillermo Battaglia
José
Chela Ruiz
Sara
Patricio Contreras
Benítez
Aníbal Morixe
Miller
María Luisa Robledo
Ñata

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luis Puenzo
Writers: Aída Bortnik, Luis Puenzo
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Argentina

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luis Puenzo, shot by Félix "Chango" Monti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Atilio Stampone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Juan Carlos Macías shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Norma Aleandro and Héctor Alterio and Hugo Arana carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A truth too frightening to ignore".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089276 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Luis Puenzo directs. Félix "Chango" Monti behind the camera. Atilio Stampone scores. Juan Carlos Macías cuts. Produced in Argentina. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by Luis Puenzo, shot by Félix "Chango" Monti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Atilio Stampone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Juan Carlos Macías shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Norma Aleandro and Héctor Alterio and Hugo Arana carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A truth too frightening to ignore".
8IMDB entry: tt0089276 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "buenos aires, argentina", "family secrets", "high school teacher".
10Released under 15 different titles around the world.