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The Official Story
The Official Story

The Official Story

A truth too frightening to ignore

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

7.484/10

Release Date

03 April 1985

Country

Argentina

Cast

Norma Aleandro

Norma Aleandro

Alicia Marnet

Héctor Alterio

Héctor Alterio

Roberto Ibáñez

Hugo Arana

Hugo Arana

Enrique Ibáñez

Guillermo Battaglia

Guillermo Battaglia

José

Chela Ruiz

Chela Ruiz

Sara

Patricio Contreras

Patricio Contreras

Benítez

Aníbal Morixe

Aníbal Morixe

Miller

María Luisa Robledo

María Luisa Robledo

Ñata

Jorge Petraglia

Jorge Petraglia

Macci

Analía Castro

Analía Castro

Gaby

Chunchuna Villafañe

Chunchuna Villafañe

Ana

Daniel Lago

Daniel Lago

Dante

Augusto Larreta

Augusto Larreta

General

Laura Palmucci

Laura Palmucci

Rosa

Leal Rey

Leal Rey

Father Ismael

Floria Bloise

Floria Bloise

Grandmother

Lidia Catalano

Lidia Catalano

Dora

Carlos Weber

Carlos Weber

Andrada

Susana Behocaray

Susana Behocaray

Cecilia Blanche

Cecilia Blanche

Angelica Bogué

Angelica Bogué

Zulema Caldas

Zulema Caldas

Eduardo Camacho

Eduardo Camacho

Paula Canals

Paula Canals

Diego Cosín

Diego Cosín

Jorge Chernov

Jorge Chernov

Alicia Dolinsky

Alicia Dolinsky

Horacio Erman

Horacio Erman

Mónica Escudero

Mónica Escudero

Oscar Ferrigno Jr.

Oscar Ferrigno Jr.

Luis Gianneo

Luis Gianneo

Eduardo Gondell

Eduardo Gondell

Gabriel González

Gabriel González

Ricardo Hamlin

Ricardo Hamlin

Fernando Hoffman

Fernando Hoffman

Amparo Ibarlucía

Amparo Ibarlucía

Deborah Kors

Deborah Kors

José María López

José María López

Tony Middleton

Tony Middleton

Luisa Onetto

Luisa Onetto

Fabián Pandolfi

Fabián Pandolfi

Gastón Presas

Gastón Presas

Pablo Rago

Pablo Rago

Fabián Rendo

Fabián Rendo

Maximiliano Reussi

Maximiliano Reussi

Elvira Romei

Elvira Romei

Adrián Schiavelli

Adrián Schiavelli

Jorge Sorvik

Jorge Sorvik

Silvia Suárez

Silvia Suárez

Andrea Tenuta

Andrea Tenuta

Beatriz Thibaudin

Beatriz Thibaudin

Marcos Woinsky

Marcos Woinsky

Horacio Yervé

Horacio Yervé

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