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The Official Story (1985)

A truth too frightening to ignore

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 52M

Director : Luis Puenzo
Writer : Aída Bortnik, 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.

Actors

Norma Aleandro
Norma Aleandro
Alicia Marnet
Héctor Alterio
Héctor Alterio
Roberto Ibáñez
Hugo Arana
Hugo Arana
Enrique Ibáñez
Guillermo Battaglia
Guillermo Battaglia
José
Chela Ruiz
Chela Ruiz
Sara
Patricio Contreras
Patricio Contreras
Benítez
Aníbal Morixe
Aníbal Morixe
Miller
María Luisa Robledo
María Luisa Robledo
Ñata
Jorge Petraglia
Jorge Petraglia
Macci
Analía Castro
Analía Castro
Gaby
Chunchuna Villafañe
Chunchuna Villafañe
Ana
Daniel Lago
Daniel Lago
Dante
Augusto Larreta
Augusto Larreta
General
Laura Palmucci
Laura Palmucci
Rosa
Leal Rey
Leal Rey
Father Ismael
Floria Bloise
Floria Bloise
Grandmother
Lidia Catalano
Lidia Catalano
Dora
Carlos Weber
Carlos Weber
Andrada
Susana Behocaray
Susana Behocaray
Cecilia Blanche
Cecilia Blanche
Angelica Bogué
Angelica Bogué
Zulema Caldas
Zulema Caldas
Eduardo Camacho
Eduardo Camacho
Paula Canals
Paula Canals
Diego Cosín
Diego Cosín
Jorge Chernov
Jorge Chernov
Alicia Dolinsky
Alicia Dolinsky
Horacio Erman
Horacio Erman
Mónica Escudero
Mónica Escudero
Oscar Ferrigno Jr.
Oscar Ferrigno Jr.
Luis Gianneo
Luis Gianneo
Eduardo Gondell
Eduardo Gondell
Gabriel González
Gabriel González
Ricardo Hamlin
Ricardo Hamlin
Fernando Hoffman
Fernando Hoffman
Amparo Ibarlucía
Amparo Ibarlucía
Deborah Kors
Deborah Kors
José María López
José María López
Tony Middleton
Tony Middleton
Luisa Onetto
Luisa Onetto
Fabián Pandolfi
Fabián Pandolfi
Gastón Presas
Gastón Presas
Pablo Rago
Pablo Rago
Fabián Rendo
Fabián Rendo
Maximiliano Reussi
Maximiliano Reussi
Elvira Romei
Elvira Romei
Adrián Schiavelli
Adrián Schiavelli
Jorge Sorvik
Jorge Sorvik
Silvia Suárez
Silvia Suárez
Andrea Tenuta
Andrea Tenuta
Beatriz Thibaudin
Beatriz Thibaudin
Marcos Woinsky
Marcos Woinsky
Horacio Yervé
Horacio Yervé

Crews

Luis Puenzo
Luis Puenzo
Director
Aída Bortnik
Aída Bortnik
Screenplay
Luis Puenzo
Luis Puenzo
Screenplay
Félix Monti
Félix Monti
Director of Photography
Juan Carlos Macías
Juan Carlos Macías
Editor
Abel Facello
Abel Facello
Production Design
Hugo Primero
Hugo Primero
Assistant Editor
Willi Behnisch
Willi Behnisch
First Assistant Camera
María Inés Teyssié
María Inés Teyssié
Still Photographer
Ticky García Estévez
Ticky García Estévez
Wardrobe Supervisor
Blanca Olavego
Blanca Olavego
Makeup Designer
Héctor Morini
Héctor Morini
Camera Operator
Abelardo Kuschnir
Abelardo Kuschnir
Sound Director
Atilio Stampone
Atilio Stampone
Original Music Composer
María Elena Walsh
María Elena Walsh
Lyricist
Raúl Outeda
Raúl Outeda
Assistant Director
Marcelo Piñeyro
Marcelo Piñeyro
Production Director
Carlos Latreyte
Carlos Latreyte
Production Manager
Nora Puenzo
Nora Puenzo
Producer
Luis Puenzo
Luis Puenzo
Producer
Francisco Juárez
Francisco Juárez
Researcher
Alberto Casavecchia
Alberto Casavecchia
Casting
Omar Jadur
Omar Jadur
Sound Assistant
Oreste Sacchi
Oreste Sacchi
Property Master

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