The Official Story
(1985)
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The Official Story
(1985)
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Héctor Alterio | ... |
Roberto
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| Norma Aleandro | ... |
Alicia
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Chunchuna Villafañe | ... |
Ana
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Hugo Arana | ... |
Enrique
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Guillermo Battaglia | ... |
Jose
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Chela Ruíz | ... |
Sara
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Patricio Contreras | ... |
Benitez
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María Luisa Robledo | ... |
Nata
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Aníbal Morixe | ... |
Miller
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Jorge Petraglia | ... |
Macci
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Analia Castro | ... |
Gaby
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Daniel Lago | ... |
Dante
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Augusto Larreta | ... |
General
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Laura Palmucci | ... |
Rosa
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Leal Rey | ... |
Cura
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Alicia Marnet de Ibáñez is a high school history professor and a well-to-do housewife in Buenos Aires, circa 1983, after the fall of the "junta militar" that had taken over the government since 1976. She has a husband, Roberto, who is a succesful lawyer and a five-year-old adopted daughter. Written by Miguel Cane
"Even though we try, the truth brings us to tears"... I watched "La historia oficial" more than 10 times, and weep the 10 of them. One can say that it's a dark, slow movie. Most Latin films are. This one is not the exception, therefore we must understand it's style, not popular around the world. However, great pictures can be made under this style, even greater that many other American movies of the same topic. Luis Puenzo's portrait of a post dictatorship family is the best example of this. Hector Alterio and Norma Aleandro are incredible, as mother and father to an adopted child of unknown past. As the truth starts to pop up after the fall of the cruel and pagan military government, Alicia (Norma) starts investigating what happened to her daughter's real parents. As she goes on searching for the truth, she realizes that his husband, a former military officer, knew lots of the answers beforehand. The movie fairly got the Oscar and Norma Aleandro jumped into fame winning at Cannes. Luis Puenzo also went on to Hollywood. However, he never adopted to the American style, and "La Historia Oficial" remains as his best movie. A must see in Latin history.