Juan: As If Nothing Ever Happened

Oct 15, 1987

2h 45m

★ 8.3

Overview

Documentary about the detention-disappearance of Juan Marcos Herman in the city of Bariloche during the dictatorship in Argentina.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

INCAA

Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

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Cast

Él Mismo / Entrevistador

Esteban Buch

Él Mismo

Miguel Angel D'Agostino

Ella misma

Débora Herman

Él Mismo

Horacio Herman

Él Mismo

Juan Herman

Él Mismo (voz)

Juan Marcos Herman

Ella misma

Matilde Herman

Él Mismo

Miguel Isturiz

Él Mismo

César Lanfranchi

Él Mismo

Teófilo Moana

Él Mismo

Roberto Moner Ruiz

Él Mismo

Fernando Sárraga

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