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The Official Story(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-04-03
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196 Votes
Time: 1h 52m
A truth too frightening to ignore
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Spanish.
Countries:
Argentina
ProductionCompanies:
Progress Communications
Historias Cinematográficas
Cinemanía
Movie: The Official Story
Top 10 Billed Cast
Norma Aleandro
Alicia Marnet
Héctor Alterio
Roberto Ibáñez
Hugo Arana
Enrique Ibáñez
Guillermo Battaglia
José
Chela Ruiz
Sara
Patricio Contreras
Benítez
María Luisa Robledo
Ñata
Jorge Petraglia
Macci
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