Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Language |
Spanish dialogue, English subtitles. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Cast |
Hector Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Chunchuna Villafañe, Hugo Arana, Guillermo Battaglia, Chela Ruiz, Patricio Contreras, Maria Luisa Robledo. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Felix Monti ; editor, Juan Carlos Macias ; music, Atilio Stampone ; costume designer, Ticky Garcia Estevez ; production designer, Abel Facello. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
An Argentine teacher lives in blissful ignorance of the evils perpetrated by her country's government. Over time, she begins to suspect that her adopted daughter may have been the child of a murdered political prisoner. When she attempts to unearth the truth, her investigation reveals levels of political corruption so abhorrent that the illusions of her past life are irrevocably shattered. |
Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 1986: Oscar - Best Foreign Language Film (Argentina) |
Subject |
Teachers -- Argentina -- Drama.
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Adopted children -- Argentina -- Drama.
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Political corruption -- Argentina -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Foreign films -- Argentina.
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Feature films.
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Added Author |
Puenzo, Luis.
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Alterio, Hector, 1929-
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Aleandro, Norma.
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Villafañe, Chunchuña, 1940-
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Arana, Hugo.
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Battaglia, Guillermo, 1889-1988.
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Monti, Felix.
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Stampone, Atilio.
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Koch Lorber Films.
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Added Title |
Historia oficial |
ISBN |
141720057X |
Standard No. |
741952303190 |
Music No. |
KLF-DV-3031 Koch Lorber Films |
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