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The Official Story

La historia oficial

1985

Luis Puenzo

Héctor Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Hugo Arana, Chunchuna Villafañe ...

7.7

9,295

Drama Alicia Marnet de Ibañez is happily married to her husband Roberto. They have an adopted daughter named Gaby. 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. When her husband finds out, he does everything in ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'The Official Story' is part polemic, part thriller, part tragedy (...) It is a movie that asks some very hard questions (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Walter Goodman The New York Times	"From the legacy of anguish left by Argentina's military juntas, Luis Puenzo has created a glowing film."	POS

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