The Official Story

Apr 3, 1985

1h 52m

★ 7.5

A truth too frightening to ignore

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Progress Communications

Historias Cinematográficas

Cinemanía

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Cast

Alicia Marnet

Norma Aleandro

Roberto Ibáñez

Héctor Alterio

Enrique Ibáñez

Hugo Arana

José

Guillermo Battaglia

Sara

Chela Ruiz

Benítez

Patricio Contreras

Miller

Aníbal Morixe

Ñata

María Luisa Robledo

Macci

Jorge Petraglia

Gaby

Analía Castro

Ana

Chunchuna Villafañe

Dante

Daniel Lago

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