La noche de los lápices

Sep 4 1986 N/A 1h 45m
Crime, Drama, History

The Night of the Pencils was a series of kidnappings and forced disappearances, followed by the torture, rape, and murder of a number of young students during the last Argentine dictatorship (known as the National Reorganization Process). The kidnappings took place over the course of several days beginning on September 16, 1976.

Plot

This films tells the true story of seven teenagers who agitated for reduced student bus fares under two different regimes in Argentina, with tragic results. At first succeeding under the government of Isabel Peron, their protests draw hostile attention from the military regime that overthrows Peron. The ensuing crackdown on student social activists is demonstrated when police break up a school dance wielding swords on horseback. Later, six students are kidnapped in the middle of the night, and the police deceitfully claim ignorance about their whereabouts. Pablo (Alejo Garcia Pintos), a seventh member of the group is later arrested and learns that they have been brutally tortured by authorities. He survives to tell their story, but the six are never found, numbering among the hundreds of students who were kidnapped and are still missing.

Written by

Daniel Kon, Héctor Olivera, María Seoane

Directed by

Héctor Olivera

Production Countries

Argentina

Production Companies

Aries Cinematográfica Argentina

Languages

Español

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
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2,369
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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