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1985 · film · AR

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Directed by: Luis Puenzo

Starring: Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Hugo Arana, Guillermo Battaglia, Chela Ruiz, Patricio Contreras

Runtime: 112 min

Why it mattersAI-assisted

Historical drama film about a teacher and her adopted daughter. It matters because it explores Argentina's dark past1.

Sources
  1. synopsis — 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.
  2. credit — Directed by Luis Puenzo.

Synopsis

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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