A few people tried to run and were gunned down by the soldiers. In the ensuing confusion, the second wave of prisoners tried to run and a few escaped without being shot.
The person that we spoke to said that he was one of the few lucky ones who escaped in the second group. Those who did not try to escape were machine-gunned to death. We do not have the resources to confirm these eye-witness accounts but they are consistent with written reports about the activities of the Junta. When female prisoners were pregnant, they were not killed until after the baby was delivered.
The newborn was then placed with childless families of people in the military-security apparatus using forged birth certificates. Most of the adoptive parents knew of the origin of these children. Some actually visited the jails and observed the pregnant mothers.
It is estimated that orphans were placed in this manner. As of , about 60 orphans had been recovered by the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo working with the Argentine courts. These children have been returned to the families of their murdered parents. One of the former military dictators of Argentina, General Jorge Videla, who had received a pardon for murder and torture, has been indicted for ordering the kidnapping of babies, a crime not included in the pardon.
In Argentina, it is difficult to adopt babies of European heritage. Babies put up for adoption usually come from poor indigenous Indian families.
Most of the political prisoners of the Dirty War were white and had been raised in middle or upper-class families. They were well nourished and well educated. The babies of the alleged revolutionaries were sought after subjects for adoption. Is her own love no less real? What would be "best" for the little girl? Alicia meets an old woman who may, or may not, be the grandmother of the adopted daughter. The two women become close, in a strange way.
Political arrogance and heartlessness may have taken a child from one family and assigned it to another, but at some deep and fundamental level, these two women understand each other. Both of them are made to face the reality of losing a daughter, and although they should be enemies, they find strength from each other. The way this particular relationship is developed is one of the wonders of this film, and provides its emotional center, as love and honor try to find a way to exist in the face of official cruelty.
Alicia is played in the movie by Norma Aleandro , whose performance won the best actress award at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It is a performance that will be hard to forget, particularly since so much of it is internal. Some of the key moments in the film come as we watch Aleandro and realize what must be taking place inside her mind, and inside her conscience.
Most political films play outside the countries that they are about; "The Official Story" is now actually playing in Argentina, where it must be almost unbearably painful for some of the members of its audiences.
It was almost as painful for me. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Chela Ruiz as Sara. Hector Alterio as Roberto. Chunchuna Villafane as Ana. Norma Aleandro as Alicia.
Hugo Arana as Enrique. Analia Castro Gaby as Gaby. Daniel Lago Dante as Dante. Augusto Larreta General as General. Laura Palmucci Rosa as Rosa. Leal Rey Cura as Cura. Floria Bloise Abuela as Abuela. Lidia Catalano Dora as Dora. Deborah Kors. Luis Puenzo. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. She has a husband, Roberto, who is a succesful lawyer and a five-year-old adopted daughter. Our Moving Story. Not Rated. Did you know Edit. Trivia The filming began in , the same year that the military dictatorship ended in Argentina.
The filming was cancelled due to the threats received by the director, actors and particularly to Analia Castro 's family. It was announced that filming was cancelled, but production continued in secret until Quotes Roberto : Where's Gaby? Alternate versions The restoration is extended by 2 minutes due to the inclusion of restoration credits at the beginning and end of the film. The opening restoration credits play over the opening scenes in Alicia's classroom. User reviews 52 Review.
Top review. Setting records straight. Luis Puenzo's 'La Historia Official' captures a moment in Argentine history from the perspective less common for it's home audience; the aristocracy.
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