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The Official Story
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The Official Story

1985-04-03 · 112 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · History

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.

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Directors
Luis Puenzo
Production companies
Progress Communications, Historias Cinematográficas, Cinemanía
Countries
Argentina
Status
Released

Top Cast

Norma AleandroNorma AleandroAlicia Marnet
Héctor AlterioHéctor AlterioRoberto Ibáñez
Hugo AranaHugo AranaEnrique Ibáñez
Guillermo BattagliaGuillermo BattagliaJosé
Chela RuizChela RuizSara
Patricio ContrerasPatricio ContrerasBenítez
Aníbal MorixeMiller
María Luisa RobledoMaría Luisa RobledoÑata
Jorge PetragliaJorge PetragliaMacci
Analía CastroGaby
Chunchuna VillafañeChunchuna VillafañeAna
Daniel LagoDante
Augusto LarretaAugusto LarretaGeneral
Laura PalmucciRosa
Leal ReyFather Ismael
Floria BloiseFloria BloiseGrandmother
Lidia CatalanoLidia CatalanoDora
Carlos WeberCarlos WeberAndrada
Susana Behocaray
Cecilia Blanche

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