At 48 years, national cinema helps us reflect and not forget the crimes that occurred during the last civic-military dictatorship in Argentina.
He cinema It helps us remember and reflect so that our past is not repeated. In it National Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justicewe want to suggest you three movies that frame some of the saddest moments in Argentine history during the last civil-military dictatorship.
Every March 24th we commemorate an immovable holiday for the coup which occurred during this same date in 1976. At this time we must rethink and honor all those who in some way fought against the power of the dictatorship or who were victims of it.
Memorial Day: the best films about the last civil-military dictatorship
As a result of the last de facto government of Argentina, a large amount of material emerged to work on our memory as a country. There was no shortage of films about this historical moment, but we are going to recommend just a selection of them:
Argentina, 1985 (Prime Video)
One of the last milestones of national cinema, which made adults and children return to debate and investigate what happened in this dark Argentine period. This film was directed by Santiago Miter and It refers us to the development of the Board Trialwhere the heads of the three armed forces were prosecuted.
This film stars Ricardo Darin, who played Julio César Strassera, prosecutor who was in charge of setting up the trial against the military. During the film we will see the entire process that this difficult task entailed.
The Official Story (Netflix)
When watching this film we must consider that It was filmed during the period of the last civil-military dictatorship, It began filming in 1983. This led the entire cast of the production to fear reprisals.
The theme of the story starring Norma Alejandro and Hector Alterio focuses on baby snatching. Most of the film was filmed in 1984 and released the following year, taking home the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Clandestine Childhood (Cine.ar – Netflix)
The story directed by Benjamín Ávila will put us in the shoes of a child with a secret childhood. His name is Juan, he is the son of Montoneros who returned to the country. They all have a double life, where they claim to be called differently in public and differently in private. Juan can’t stand living these two worlds and wants to start a new life with his love from his school.
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