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The Official Story (Spanish: La historia oficial) is a 1985 Argentine historical drama film directed by Luis Puenzo and written by Puenzo and Aída Bortnik. It stars Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Chunchuna Villafañe and Hugo Arana. In the United Kingdom, it was released as The Official Version.
Nov 8, 1985 · A high school teacher adopts a child during the military dictatorship in Argentina and later learns the truth about her origin. The film won an Oscar and depicts the horrors of the junta and the resistance of the people.
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- Drama, History
- Luis Puenzo
- 1985-11-08
These are the heartbreaking dilemmas of "The Official Story," a film that deals with the turmoil in Argentina through the story of a single family. Alicia is married to Roberto, a wealthy, powerful man with connections in industry and government. Her life centers around their adopted daughter.
This Argentine drama focuses on Alicia (Norma Aleandro), a high school history teacher who is leading a comfortable life with her husband, Roberto (Héctor Alterio), a businessman with ties to...
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- Norma Aleandro
- Luis Puenzo
- Drama
Alicia is blissfully ignorant about what happened in the military coup until one of her history students asks her if she only believes what the history books say. She embarks on a mission to find if her daughter is the daughter of one of the women who disappeared during the coup.
Description. During the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.
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A woman adopts a child who may be the son of a disappeared activist under the military regime. The film explores the dark history and legacy of Argentina's dictatorship and human rights violations.
