Garage Olimpo

1999 1h 38m ES

👍

6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 98

Drama

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

María is eighteen years old, she lives with her mother in an old house in Buenos Aires in 1978, subletting rooms and giving classes to poor illiterate adults. Suddenly she is abducted by a military squad and finds herself accused of subversion and submitted to torture in the hideous underground of the Garage Olimpo, while her mother desperately tries to find her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Antonella Costa
Maria
Carlos Echevarría
Felix
Enrique Piñeyro
Tigre
Pablo Razuk
Tex
Dominique Sanda
Diane
Chiara Caselli
Ana
Paola Bechis
Gloria
Adrián Fondari
Rubio

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marco Bechis
Writers: Lara Fremder, Marco Bechis, Julián D'Angiolillo
Languages: Italian, Spanish, French
Countries: Argentina, France, Italy

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

ERA

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Spanish, French.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

International production across 3 countries: Argentina, France, Italy.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Marco Bechis, shot by Ramiro Civita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Antonella Costa and Carlos Echevarría and Enrique Piñeyro carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0201631 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marco Bechis directs. Ramiro Civita behind the camera. Jacopo Quadri cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Argentina, France, Italy. Dialogue in Italian, Spanish, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Spanish, French.
3International production across 3 countries: Argentina, France, Italy.
4Directed by Marco Bechis, shot by Ramiro Civita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jacopo Quadri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Antonella Costa and Carlos Echevarría and Enrique Piñeyro carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0201631 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.