Film

The Official Story

1985 · 1h 52m · Drama · History

A truth too frightening to ignore

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

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.

Norma Aleandro

Alicia Marnet

Héctor Alterio

Roberto Ibáñez

Hugo Arana

Enrique Ibáñez

Guillermo Battaglia

José

Chela Ruiz

Sara

Patricio Contreras

Benítez

Aníbal Morixe

Miller

María Luisa Robledo

Ñata

Jorge Petraglia

Macci

Analía Castro

Gaby

Chunchuna Villafañe

Ana

Daniel Lago

Dante

Augusto Larreta

General

Laura Palmucci

Rosa

Leal Rey

Father Ismael

Floria Bloise

Grandmother

• Luis PuenzoDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Aída BortnikScreenplay
• Nora PuenzoProducer
• Félix "Chango" MontiDirector of Photography
• Atilio StamponeOriginal Music Composer
• Juan Carlos MacíasEditor
• Alberto CasavecchiaCasting

Trailer

Release date

April 3, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, History

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