The Official Story (1985)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 11.36 |
Directed By
Luis Puenzo
Crew
Luis Puenzo
Aída Bortnik
Luis Puenzo
Rodrigo Espina
Patricia Oyuela
Abelardo Kuschnir
Silvio Bonda
Osvaldo Díaz
Ricardo Ormello
Wilson Rodriguez
Ana Tasaki
Alexandro Perez
Marta Selvi
Félix Monti
Juan Carlos Macías
Abel Facello
Hugo Primero
Willi Behnisch
María Inés Teyssié
Nilda Nacella
Ticky García Estévez
Blanca Olavego
Héctor Morini
Abelardo Kuschnir
Atilio Stampone
María Elena Walsh
Raúl Outeda
Marcelo Piñeyro
Carlos Latreyte
Nora Puenzo
Luis Puenzo
Francisco Juárez
Alberto Casavecchia
Omar Jadur
Oreste Sacchi
TOP CAST
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
Daniel Lago
Dante
Augusto Larreta
General
Laura Palmucci
Rosa
Leal Rey
Father Ismael
Floria Bloise
Grandmother
Lidia Catalano
Dora
Carlos Weber
Andrada
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