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The Official Story

Original title: La historia oficial

A truth too frightening to ignore

  • Movie
  • 1985
  • NR
  • 1h 52m

Directed by Luis Puenzo

7.5

TMDB audience rating
7.5 out of 10 from 212 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Norma Aleandro

    Norma AleandroAlicia Marnet

  • Héctor Alterio

    Héctor AlterioRoberto Ibáñez

  • Hugo Arana

    Hugo AranaEnrique Ibáñez

  • Guillermo Battaglia

    Guillermo BattagliaJosé

  • Chela Ruiz

    Chela RuizSara

  • Patricio Contreras

    Patricio ContrerasBenítez

  • Aníbal MorixeMiller

  • María Luisa Robledo

    María Luisa RobledoÑata

  • Jorge Petraglia

    Jorge PetragliaMacci

  • Analía CastroGaby

  • Chunchuna Villafañe

    Chunchuna VillafañeAna

  • Daniel LagoDante

  • Augusto Larreta

    Augusto LarretaGeneral

  • Laura PalmucciRosa

  • Leal ReyFather Ismael

  • Floria Bloise

    Floria BloiseGrandmother

  • Lidia Catalano

    Lidia CatalanoDora

  • Carlos Weber

    Carlos WeberAndrada

Director
Luis Puenzo
Writer
Aída Bortnik and Luis Puenzo
Music
Atilio Stampone
Cinematography
Félix "Chango" Monti