Night of the Pencils

"They were young students. They were raped, tortured, and shot."

1986 1h 45m ES

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 72

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Synopsis

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The Night of the Pencils was a series of kidnappings and forced disappearances, followed by the torture, rape, and murder of a number of young students during the last Argentine dictatorship (known as the National Reorganization Process). The kidnappings took place over the course of several days beginning on September 16, 1976.

“They were young students. They were raped, tortured, and shot.”

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Cast

Alejo Garcia Pintos
Pablo
Vita Escardó
Claudia
Pablo Novak
Horacio
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Daniel
José María Monje
Panchito
Pablo Machado
Claudio
Adriana Salonia
María Clara
David Gerber
Rusito

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Héctor Olivera
Writers: Daniel Kon, Héctor Olivera
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Argentina

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ERA

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

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ERA

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Directed by Héctor Olivera, shot by Leonardo Rodríguez Solís. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Miguel López 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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Alejo Garcia Pintos and Vita Escardó and Pablo Novak carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They were young students. They were raped, tortured, and shot.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0193355 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Héctor Olivera directs. Leonardo Rodríguez Solís behind the camera. Miguel López cuts. Produced in Argentina. Dialogue in Spanish.

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140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Héctor Olivera, shot by Leonardo Rodríguez Solís. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Miguel López shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Alejo Garcia Pintos and Vita Escardó and Pablo Novak carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "They were young students. They were raped, tortured, and shot.".
6IMDB entry: tt0193355 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.