La historia oficial

"A truth too frightening to ignore"

Nov 8 1985 Not Rated 1h 52m
Drama, History, War

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.

Plot

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

Aída Bortnik, Luis Puenzo

Directed by

Luis Puenzo

Production Countries

Argentina

Production Companies

Progress Communications, Historias Cinematográficas, Cinemanía

Languages

English, Español

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 25 wins & 9 nominations total

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