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Films Depicting Latin American Military Dictatorships
This is a list of movies that are related to the military dictatorships in Latin America and Caribbean that appeared during the context of the Cold War. Argentina * '' The Hour of the Furnaces'' (1968) * '' Last Days of the Victim'' (1982) * '' Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number'' (1983) * '' Funny Little Dirty War'' (1983) * ''The Official Story'' (1985) * ''The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo'' (1985) * '' Night of the Pencils'' (1986) * '' The Girlfriend'' (1988) * '' Verónico Cruz'' (1988) * '' Buenos Aires Vice Versa'' (1996) * '' Angel Face'' (1998) * '' Olympic Garage'' (1999) * '' The Lost Steps'' (2001) * ''Kamchatka'' (2002) * '' The Blonds'' (2003) * '' Imagining Argentina'' (2003) * '' El Nüremberg Argentino'' (2004) * '' Captive'' (2005) * '' Hermanas'' (2005) * '' Chronicle of an Escape'' (2006) * '' Complici del Silenzio'' (2009) * '' Te Extraño'' (2010) * ' (2010) * '' Clandestine Childhood'' (2011) * '' The Clan'' (2015) * '' Francis: Pray f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geography, and as such it includes countries in both North and South America. Most countries south of the United States tend to be included: Mexico and the countries of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Commonly, it refers to Hispanic America plus Brazil. Related terms are the narrower Hispanic America, which exclusively refers to Spanish-speaking nations, and the broader Ibero-America, which includes all Iberic countries in the Americas and occasionally European countries like Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Despite being in the same geographical region, English- and Dutch language, Dutch-speaking countries and territories are excluded (Suriname, Guyana, the Falkland Islands, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, etc.), and French- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blonds
''The Blonds'' () is a 2003 Argentine and American documentary/drama film, directed by Albertina Carri, and written by Carri and Alan Pauls. The award-winning film documents the search of director Albertina Carri as she investigates what happened to her family during Argentina's "Dirty War.", particularly surrounding the disappearance and murder of her parents. Film critics have called the work an autobiographical semidocumentary work. The drama/documentary was filmed in black-and-white and in color. In addition to appearing on-camera as herself, Carri is played by actress Analía Couceyro. Synopsis The film deals with a child, whose parents were among the tens of thousands of Argentines who were murdered during the military junta's Dirty War, who years later has to contend with the pain barely remembered. The child is director Albertina Carri, who returns with her film crew to the house she lived in the 1970s and interviews the neighbors about her parents and what happened. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Popes
''The Two Popes'' is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles and written by Anthony McCarten, adapted from McCarten's play ''The Pope'' which premiered at Royal & Derngate Theatre in 2019. Predominantly set in Vatican City in the aftermath of the Vatican leaks scandal, the film follows Pope Benedict XVI, played by Anthony Hopkins, as he attempts to convince Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, played by Jonathan Pryce, to reconsider his decision to resign as an archbishop as he confides his own intentions to abdicate the papacy. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2019. It began a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 27, 2019, and in the United Kingdom on November 29, and started digital streaming on December 20, by Netflix. The performances of Pryce and Hopkins, as well as McCarten's screenplay, received high praise from critics, and all three received nominations for their work at the Academy Awards, Golde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rojo (film)
''Rojo'' is a 2018 mystery thriller drama film, directed by Benjamín Naishtat and released in 2018.Peter Bradshaw"Rojo review – shame and fury in the land of the disappeared" ''The Guardian'', September 4, 2019. Set in the 1970s, the film stars Darío Grandinetti as Claudio Morán, a lawyer who becomes slowly enmeshed in the culture of silent bourgeois complicity around the strange unexplained enforced disappearances of political dissidents in the months leading up to the 1976 Argentine coup d'état.Manohla Dargis"‘Rojo’ Review: Who Is Guilty When Dictatorship Creeps In?" ''The New York Times'', July 11, 2019. The cast also includes Andrea Frigerio, Alfredo Castro, Diego Cremonesi, Laura Grandinetti, Susana Pampin, Rudy Chernicoff, Claudio Martinez, Mara Bestelli and Rafael Federman. Distribution The film premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. and had its Argentine premiere on October 26 It secured an international dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Me Francis
''Chiamatemi Francesco'' (''Call Me Francis'') is a 2015 Italian biographical film about Pope Francis directed by Daniele Luchetti. Plot The film tells the story of the life of Pope Francis (formerly Jorge Mario Bergoglio), from his youth in Buenos Aires and his experiences under the dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla to his appointment as pope in 2013. Cast * Rodrigo de la Serna as young Jorge Mario Bergoglio * Sergio Hernández as older Jorge Mario Bergoglio * Mercedes Morán as Esther Ballestrino * Muriel Santa Ana as Alicia Oliveira * Àlex Brendemühl as Franz Jalics * Maximilian Dirr as Giovane Prete * Andrés Gil as Father Pedro * Marco Di Tieri as Quique Production Upon seeing Pope Francis's first appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's Square, director Daniele Luchetti Daniele Luchetti () is an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Luchetti was born in Rome. He debuted as assistant director for Nanni Moretti in ''Bianca (1984 film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pray For Me
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The Clan (2015 Film)
''The Clan'' () is a 2015 biographical crime film written and directed by Pablo Trapero and starring Guillermo Francella and Peter Lanzani. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, where director Pablo Trapero won the Silver Lion. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but was not nominated. Plot The story is based on the case of the Puccio family from Buenos Aires, that kidnapped four people—three of whom they murdered—in the 1980s. The Puccios appear to be a typical middle-class family from the affluent neighborhood of San Isidro, with aspirations of moving up into upper class. The family comprises Arquímedes Puccio, the family patriarch; Epifanía Puccio, his wife; Alejandro, their eldest son and a star rugby player; Daniel "Maguila", their middle child, who'd left the country years ago and hadn't kept in touch; Silvia, their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clandestine Childhood
''Clandestine Childhood'' () is a 2011 Argentine historical drama film directed by Benjamín Ávila and starring Natalia Oreiro, Ernesto Alterio and César Troncoso. Critically acclaimed, the film won ten awards from the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences and five awards from the Argentine Film Critics Association, including the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress. It was Argentina's submission for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film to be presented in February 2013 at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.As of 2025, the film has received a 45% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 69% on the popcornmeter. Synopsis The story is set in the Dirty War time period and during Argentina's last military dictatorship (1976-1983). A married couple, Cristina and Horacio, are guerrilla soldiers from Montoneros and are living in Cuba with their two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Extraño
"Te Extraño" (English: "I Miss You") is a song by American group Xtreme. It serve as the first single for their self titled debut album, '' Xtreme'' (2005). The song was originally recorded in 2003 for their original first album, ''We Got Next'' (2003). They were independent at the time until they were signed with Sergio George Sergio George (born May 23, 1961) is an American pianist, arranger, and record producer, known for working with many famous performers of salsa music, although he has worked in other genres of the music industry as well. He has worked with some ...'s SGZ Entertainment in 2005 and then remade the song in 2005 as their debut single. An R&B version is also included on both albums. Music video The music video shows the group, which included Elvis Rosario before his departure, performing on a stage while a few females watch them on a TV screen. Charts References 2005 singles 2003 songs Xtreme (group) songs {{2000s-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronicle Of An Escape (film)
''Chronicle of an Escape'' (), also known as ''Buenos Aires, 1977'', is a 2006 Argentine historical drama film directed by Israel Adrián Caetano. The screenplay is written by Caetano, Esteban Student, and Julián Loyola, based on the autobiographical book ''Pase libre – la fuga de la Mansion Seré'' written by Claudio Tamburrini. The film was produced by Oscar Kramer and Hugo Sigman, and stars Rodrigo de la Serna, Pablo Echarri and Nazareno Casero. The film tells the true story of four men who narrowly escaped death at the hands of a military death squad during Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983). Winner of the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, it was Argentina's entry for the 2007 Golden Globes Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film, and director Israel Adrián Caetano was nominated at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival for a Golden Palm. Plot On 23 November 1977, during Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship, Claudio Tamburrini (Rodrigo de la Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermanas
''Sisters'' () is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Julia Solomonoff, her first feature motion picture. The picture has a number of producers, including: Mariela Besuievski, Pablo Bossi, Florencia Enghel, Gerardo Herrero, Vanessa Ragone, Walter Salles, and Ariel Saúl. The film features Valeria Bertuccelli, Ingrid Rubio, among others. Plot In 1976, during the political turmoil in Argentina, two sisters flee their country right after Natalia's politically active boyfriend Martin disappears; one goes to Spain, and the other to Texas, United States. After eight years in Spain, Natalia (Ingrid Rubio) travels to Texas to visit her sister Elena (Valeria Bertuccelli), who's now a suburban wife and mother. She brings with her their father's manuscript of his last novel. The unpublished novel reveals the story of their family during the Argentine dictatorship. Using extensive flashbacks of the sisters early years in Argentina during the ''junta'' dictatorship, the director reve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
