This is a list of movies that are related to the military dictatorships in

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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 ''The Official Story'' () is a 1985 Argentine historical political drama film directed by Luis Puenzo and written by Puenzo and Aída Bortnik. It stars Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Chunchuna Villafañe and Hugo Arana. In the United Kingd ...

'' (1985) * ''

The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo ''The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo'' () is a 1985 Argentine documentary film directed by Susana Blaustein Muñoz and Lourdes Portillo about the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Documenta ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (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 for Me'' (2015) * '' Call Me Francis'' (2015) * '' Rojo'' (2018) * ''

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 ...

'' (2019) * ''

Argentina, 1985 ''Argentina, 1985'' is a 2022 Historical film, historical legal drama, legal drama film produced and directed by Santiago Mitre. Written by Mitre and Mariano Llinás, it stars Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani, Alejandra Flechner, and Norman Briski. ...

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Brazil

* '' Entranced Earth'' (1967) * '' A Opinião Pública'' (1967) * '' The Brave Warrior'' (1968) * '' Fênix'' (1980) * ''

They Don't Wear Black Tie ''Eles Não Usam Black-tie'' (internationally released as ''They Don't Wear Black Tie'') is a 1981 Brazilian drama film directed by Leon Hirszman, based on Gianfrancesco Guarnieri's play of the same name. In 2015, the Brazilian Film Critics As ...

'' (1981) * '' Pra Frente, Brasil'' (1982) * '' A Freira e a Tortura'' (1983) * '' Jango'' (1984) * '' Nunca Fomos tão Felizes'' (1984) * '' Em Nome da Segurança Nacional'' (1984) * '' Twenty Years Later'' (1985) * '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1985) * '' Que Bom Te Ver Viva'' (1989) * '' Beyond Citizen Kane'' (1993) * '' Lamarca'' (1994) * ''

Four Days in September ''Four Days in September'' () is a 1997 Brazilian thriller film directed by Bruno Barreto and produced by his parents Lucy and Luiz Carlos Barreto. It is a dramatized version of the 1969 kidnapping of the United States Ambassador to Brazil, Ch ...

'' (1997) * '' Ação entre Amigos'' (1998) * '' Dois Córregos - Verdades Submersas no Tempo'' (1999) * '' Tempo de Resistência'' (2003) * '' Cabra-Cega'' (2004) * '' Araguaya - A Conspiração do Silêncio'' (2004) * '' Almost Brothers'' (2004) * '' AI-5 - O Dia Que Não Existiu'' (2004) (TV) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' Zuzu Angel'' (2006) * '' The Year My Parents Went on Vacation'' (2006) * '' Batismo de Sangue'' (2006) * '' Hércules 56'' (2006) * '' Cidadão Boilesen'' (2009) * '' Em Teu Nome'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Topografia de um Desnudo'' (2009) * '' Lula, The Son of Brasil'' (2010) * '' Hoje'' (2011) * '' Uma Longa Viagem'' (2011) * '' Avanti Popolo'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Os Dias Com Ele'' (2013) * '' O Dia que Durou 21 Anos'' (2013) * '' Em Busca de Iara'' (2013) * '' Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury'' (2013) * '' Tatuagem'' (2013) * '' Marighella (film)'' (2019) * ''

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Chile

* '' The Battle of Chile'' (1975) * '' It's Raining on Santiago'' (1976) * '' Noch nad Chili'' (1977) * ''

Missing Missing or The Missing may refer to: Film * ''Missing'' (1918 film), an American silent drama directed by James Young * ''Missing'' (1982 film), an American historical drama directed by Costa-Gavras about the 1973 coup in Chile *, a Belgian film ...

'' (1982) * ''

A Cor do Seu Destino ''A Cor do Seu Destino'' is a 1986 Brazilian drama film directed by Jorge Durán and screenplay by José Joffily. Cast * Norma Bengell - Laura * Guilherme Fontes - Paulo *Júlia Lemmertz - Patrícia * Andréa Beltrão - Helena * Chico Diaz - ...

'' (1986) * '' Chile: Hasta Cuando?'' (1986) * '' Sweet Country'' (1987) * '' The House of the Spirits'' (1993) * '' Of Love and Shadows'' (1994) * '' Death and the Maiden'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1994) * '' Waking the Dead'' (2000) * '' Machuca'' (2004) * ''

The Black Pimpernel ''The Black Pimpernel'' (; ) is a Swedish drama film directed by Ulf Hultberg and starring Michael Nyqvist and Lisa Werlinder. The film also features Kate del Castillo, Luis Gnecco and Claire Ross-Brown in a minor part. The film is about Harald E ...

'' (2007) * '' Tony Manero'' (2008) * '' Dawson Isla 10'' (2009) * '' Post Mortem '' (2010) * '' No'' (2012) * ''

Colonia (film) ''Colonia'' (released in the UK as ''The Colony'') is a 2015 historical thriller film directed by Florian Gallenberger, produced by Benjamin Herrmann, written by Torsten Wenzel and Gallenberger, and starring Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, and Micha ...

'' (2015) * '' Spider (film)'' (2019) * '' 1976 (film)'' (2022) * '' Underground Stories'' (2023)

Dominican Republic

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In the Time of the Butterflies ''In the Time of the Butterflies'' is a historical fiction novel by Julia Alvarez, relating a fictionalized account of the Mirabal sisters during the time of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. The book is written in the ...

'' (2001) *'' The Feast of the Goat'' (2005) *'' Trópico de Sangre'' (2009)

El Salvador

*'' In the Name of the People'' (1985) *'' Salvador'' (1986) *''

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Guatemala

*'' El Norte'' (1983) *'' The Evil That Men Do'' (1984)

Haiti

*'' The Comedians'' (1967) *'' The Serpent and the Rainbow'' (1988)

Nicaragua

*'' Under Fire'' (1983) *'' Last Plane Out'' (1983) *'' Latino'' (1985) *'' Clinton and Nadine'' (1988)

Panama

*'' Noriega: God's Favorite'' (2000)

Paraguay

*'' One Man's War'' (1991) *'' Miss Ameriguá'' (1994) *'' Killing the Dead'' (2019)

Uruguay

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State of Siege ''State of Siege'' () is a 1972 French–Italian–West German political thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras starring Yves Montand and Renato Salvatori. The story is based on an actual incident in 1970, when U.S. official Dan Mitrione was k ...

'' (1972) * '' Matar a todos'' (2007) * '' Paisito'' (2008) * '' Polvo nuestro que estás en los cielos'' (2008) * '' Mundialito'' (2010) * '' Zanahoria'' (2014) * '' Migas de pan'' (2016) * '' A Twelve-Year Night'' (2018) * '' The Moneychanger'' (2019) * '' El año de la furia'' (2020)

Operation Condor Operation Condor (; ) was a campaign of political repression by the right-wing dictatorships of the Southern Cone of South America, involving intelligence operations, coups, and assassinations of left-wing sympathizers in South America which fo ...