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The Official Story

La historia oficial (1985)

Drama, Historical | Argentina

Director: Luis Puenzo

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Rating: 7.7/10

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SYNOPSIS

Alicia Marnet de Ibáñez is a high school history professor and a well-to-do housewife in Buenos Aires, circa 1983, after the fall of the "junta militar" that had taken over the government since 1976. She has a husband, Roberto, who is a succesful lawyer and a five-year-old adopted daughter.

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Writer: Aída Bortnik, Luis Puenzo

Producer: Rolando Epstein, Óscar Kramer

RUNTIME: 112 min

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