Cautiva (2004)

Cristina's life is thrown into turmoil when she is suddenly escorted from her strict Catholic school in Buenos Aires and told that she is really Sofía Lombardi, the daughter of activists ... See full summary »

Director:

Gaston Biraben

Writer:

Gaston Biraben

Stars:

Bárbara Lombardo, Susana Campos, Hugo Arana

5 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bárbara Lombardo	...	Cristina Quadri / Sofía Lombardi
Susana Campos	...	Elisa Dominich
Hugo Arana	...	Juez Barrenechea
Osvaldo Santoro	...	Pablo Quadri
Noemí Frenkel	...	Licenciada Bernstein
Lidia Catalano	...	Martha
Mercedes Funes	...	Angélica
Silvia Baylé	...	Adela de Quadri
Luis Gianneo	...	Doctor Gómez
Margara Alonso	...	Hermana Teresa
Roxana Berco	...	Ana
Marcela Ferradás	...	Profesora Lucrecia
Antonio Ugo	...	Jorge Macías, Tuco
Floria Bloise	...	Madre Superiora
César Bordón	...	Raúl

Storyline

Cristina's life is thrown into turmoil when she is suddenly escorted from her strict Catholic school in Buenos Aires and told that she is really Sofía Lombardi, the daughter of activists who disappeared in the '70s. Questioning everything she once thought true, Cristina embarks on a journey to find her true identity. Meeting others like herself, the young girl soon discovers the real-life horrors of Argentina's relatively recent past and the nightmare that claimed tens of thousands of lives during the country's "dirty war."

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Plot Keywords:

argentina | dictator | female nudity | military coup | cigarette smoking | 

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Taglines:

A whole life ahead. A whole past to face.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

20 October 2005 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Captive

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cacerolazo Producciones

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A statement at the end of the film reads "Those responsible, except for a few cases of house arrest, are free." On July 5, 2012, the first sentences for baby theft from political prisoners during the 1976-1983 "dirty war" were handed down. The longest went to former leader Jorge Videla, who was found criminally responsible for overseeing the systematic theft of babies, and given the maximum sentence of 50 years in prison.

User Reviews

You'll have to be strong. Sometimes we don't have any other choice.

We take our heritage for granted. But, what is we are slapped in the face and told that the "parents" we have known for 15 years were not real, and our real parents were "disappeared" by a dictatorial regime? Of course, the film reminds us of the shame of our complicity in these regimes by showing Henry Kissinger snuggling up to the dictators.

Bárbara Lombardo (The Motorcycle Diaries) in her first feature film, captivates us as the teen faced with this harsh reality in Argentina. The pain she feels is obvious and she is torn from the only family she has ever known and learns to live with strangers, who are, in fact, her real relatives.

Television actress, Mercedes Funes, also was great as her new friend, who parents were also "disappeared." A really oustanding film by Gaston Biraben; a shameful part of Argentine and US history that cries out for justice that will never come.