Night of the Pencils (1986)
"La noche de los lápices" (original title)

Director:

Héctor Olivera

Writers:

Daniel Kon (screenplay), Héctor Olivera (screenplay),

Stars:

Alejo García Pintos, Vita Escardó, Pablo Novak

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alejo García Pintos	...	Pablo
Vita Escardó	...	Claudia
Pablo Novak	...	Horacio (as Pablo Novarro)
Leonardo Sbaraglia	...	Daniel
José María Monje	...	Panchito (as José Ma. Monje Berbel)
Pablo Machado	...	Claudio
Adriana Salonia	...	María Clara
David Gerber	...	Rusito
Marcelo Serre	...	Corchito
Walter Peña	...	Carozo Schunk
Daniel San Joaquín	...	Chirom
Demián Celentano	...	Diamanti
Mariana Cedon	...	Luisa Pisani (as Mariana Cedrón)
Diego Korol	...	Crivelli
Gustavo Tieffenberg	...	Delegado asamblea 1 (as Gustavo Tiffemberg)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

dictatorship | school | nudity | military | bare chested male | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

4 September 1986 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Night of the Pencils

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aries Cinematográfica Argentina

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

Truth.... hurts.

Argentina is remembering the Nigh of the Pencils today, so I watched this movie. To a foreign person, this may only be the name of this movie or a catastrophe, but for any Argentinian, it's part of our soul, a part that we all are ashamed and we try day after day to prevent to happened again.

Argentina has a slogan for this event "Nunca mas" (Nevermore), and this movie reflects this event and most importantly, the environment this actions were taken and how did they suffer.

This movie is strong and cold, but show's the real experience of this event with a very smart cast, 7/10 but I will add +1 for being national.