The Girlfriend

Overview

Since childhood, Raquel and Maria have been close friends. Now all grown-up, Raquel has fulfilled her dream of becoming an actress, while Maria has married a handyman, given birth to three children and runs the family household. In the wake of the Argentine military coup of 1976, Maria's oldest son Carlos is abducted. Desperate, Maria turns to her prominent friend for help. Yet the more Raquel gets involved in the search for Carlos, the more she becomes herself a target of the junta. Finally, she flees from Argentina to Berlin. Meanwhile Maria joins a group of women who investigate the fate of their disappeared relatives. In 1983, after the fall of the dictatorship, the two friends meet again.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 13, 1989

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

German, Spanish

Countries

Argentina, Germany

Production

JEMPSA,Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG

Cast

Claudio Rissi,Mark Papanastasiou,Pedro Loeb,Amancay Espíndola,Carlos Giordano,Lito Cruz,Eva Ebner,Gonzalo Arguimbau,Silvia Milat,Cristina Murtaand 24 more

Director

Jeanine Meerapfel

Writer

Osvaldo Bayer,Agnieszka Holland,Jeanine Meerapfel,Alcides Chiesa

Producer

Renée Gundelach,Jorge Estrada Mora,Christa Vogel,Klaus Volkenborn

Cinematography

Axel Block

Music

José Luis Castiñeira de Dios

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0094646