The Official Story

A truth too frightening to ignore

19851h 52mNo ratings yet

Drama
History

Overview

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.

Keywords

1980s
mother daughter relationship
husband wife relationship
family secrets
buenos aires
argentina
high school teacher
adopted daughter
military dictatorship
state crimes
history teacher
argentinean history
buenos aires, argentina

Details

Status: Released
Release date: April 3, 1985
Original language: Spanish
Spoken languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Argentina
Production: Historias Cinematográficas,Cinemanía,Progress Communications
Cast: Norma Aleandro,Carlos Weber,Diego Cosín,Maximiliano Reussi,Jorge Petraglia,Fernando Hoffman,Hugo Arana,Oscar Ferrigno Jr.,Tony Middleton,Jorge Sorvikand 43 more
Director: Luis Puenzo
Writer: María Elena Walsh,Luis Puenzo,Aída Bortnik
Producer: Nora Puenzo,Luis Puenzo
Cinematography: Félix "Chango" Monti
Music: Atilio Stampone
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt0089276