Argentina, 1985 (2022)
8.131 /10
302 Reviews
Rate This Movie:
In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.
Videos & Photos
cast
... Julio Strassera
... Luis Moreno Ocampo
... Silvia
... Susana
... Juez
User reviews
This movie rates a 10/10 AND a 10/10 - a 20, right? The first rating is for the superior direction, the phenomenal acting jobs by every member of the cast, and a DP that served the narrative in every shot. The second rating is for a STORY that is vital to tell and re-tell. All it takes is a lapse in attention to allow maniacal, authoritarian to commit heinous crimes against humanity. History has shown us this many times, and yet we forget that we must always be on guard. It is often a downhill slide into allowing some kind of Hitler/Pinochet/Putin to topple democracy, truth and decency. Trump came close. It starts innocently enough: Apple, and therefore it's purchasers and stockholders, support repression in China - a country that has it's own list of desaparacidos.)
Director:
Release Date:
2022-09-29
Run Time:
141 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
Argentina, 1985
This movie rates a 10/10 AND a 10/10 - a 20, right? The first rating is for the superior direction, the phenomenal acting jobs by every member of the cast, and a DP that served the narrative in every shot. The second rating is for a STORY that is vital to tell and re-tell. All it takes is a lapse in attention to allow maniacal, authoritarian to commit heinous crimes against humanity. History has shown us this many times, and yet we forget that we must always be on guard. It is often a downhill slide into allowing some kind of Hitler/Pinochet/Putin to topple democracy, truth and decency. Trump came close. It starts innocently enough: Apple, and therefore it's purchasers and stockholders, support repression in China - a country that has it's own list of desaparacidos.)
Ricardo Darín is on very good form here as the wily and determined Argentinian state prosecutor Julio Strassera who is charged with leading the investigation into the activities of many of the most senior members of the military junta that lead post-Perón Argentina. Murder, rape, torture are just the tip of the criminal iceberg as he tries to assemble witnesses that have the courage to stand up and be heard in the face of intimidation and threats. Meantime, Strassner and his deputy Ocampo (Peter Lanzani) and their own families face intimidation as their case starts to gather steam, publicity and begins to illustrate to all watching just how brutal this regime actually was. The courtroom setting for a drama isn't always effective, but here Santiago Mitre uses it really well to help focus the attention on some poignant performances from the victims but to also demonstrate the power and symbolism of a State that had so recently been used as a tool of persecution for so many, yet now was a symbol of hope and progress. Darín and Lanzani work well together, the former offering a mixed performance of earnest and dedicated whilst still offering a degree of curmudgeonly humour to just, occasionally, lighten the mood a little to allow the audience to come up for air. As a Brit, it was also interesting to see so many of the figures prominent during the Falklands War appear in the dock - bedecked in their medalled finery. It gave the whole thing an added degree of authenticity that resonated a little beyond the borders of Argentina too. It's not compete - there are loose ends, but somehow that adds to the reality of reconciling in such a complex scenario where even justice has to be tempered with a degree of political realism. Very much worth a watch if you are interested in a tale of the worm that bravely and stoically turns.
Cast & Crew of
Argentina, 1985
Cast
... Julio Strassera
... Luis Moreno Ocampo
... Silvia
... Susana
... Juez
... Maria Eugenia
... Adriana Calvo de Laborde
... Federico Corrales
... Ruso
... Basile
... Juez
... Somi
... Véronica
... Novio Véronica
... Javier
... Bruzzo
... Juez Militar
... Militar Joven
... Juez
... Juez
... Juez
... Hormiga
... Romero
... Loza
... Gonzaga
... Defensor
... Defensor
... Defensor
... Defensor
... Defensor
... Defensor
... Defensor
... Maco Somigliana
... Eduardo
... Juez
... Lucas Palacios
... Isabel
... Madre Luis
Crew
... Thanks
... Dialogue Editor
... Head of Production
... Music Producer
... Music Editor
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Director
... Producer
... Writer
... Producer
... Producer
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Mixing Engineer
... Thanks
... Musician
... Script Supervisor
... Producer
... Thanks
... Camera Operator
... Cinematography
... Thanks
... Production Assistant
... Gaffer
... Producer
... Editor
... Second Unit Director
... First Assistant Director
... Casting Assistant
... Writer
... Producer
... Sound Mixer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Sound Mix Technician
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Weapons Master
... Sound Mixer
... Sound Recordist
... Art Direction
... Second Unit Director
... Mixing Engineer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Costume Design
... Camera Operator
... Sound Assistant
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Orchestrator
... Executive Producer
... Production Trainee
... Manager of Operations
... Costume Assistant
... Makeup Designer
... Casting
... Administration
... Visual Effects Production Assistant
... Costume Assistant
... Stunt Coordinator
... Focus Puller
... Camera Operator
... Key Grip
... First Assistant Camera
... General Manager
... Boom Operator
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Producer
... Foley Artist
... Location Manager
... Camera Operator
... Second Assistant Camera
... Color Grading
... Sound Assistant
... Rigging Gaffer
... Sound
... Sound Engineer
... Digital Compositor
... Compositing Supervisor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Sound Editor
... Sound Director
... Boom Operator
... Thanks
... Foley Artist
... Music
... Post Production Supervisor
... Post-Production Manager
... Video Assist Operator
... Second Assistant Director
... Second Assistant Camera
... Digital Compositor
... Costume Assistant
... Orchestrator
... Sound Effects
... Foley Editor
... Foley Recordist
... Production Coordinator
... Assistant Director
... Head of Production
... Electrician
... Production Manager
... Assistant Property Master
... Sound Assistant
... Producer
... Sound Editor
... Costume Assistant
... Sound Effects Editor
... Assistant Property Master
... Thanks
... Assistant Art Director
... Costume Assistant
... Producer
... Boom Operator
... Thanks
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Grip
... Stunt Double
... Assistant Location Manager
... Sound Engineer
... Hairstylist
... Location Manager
... Assistant Hairstylist
... Assistant Makeup Artist
... Unit Production Manager
... Post Production Coordinator
... First Assistant Director
... Second Assistant Director
... Graphic Designer
... Props
... Set Dresser
... Graphic Designer
... Art Department Coordinator
... Assistant Art Director
... Graphic Designer
... Props
... Assistant Property Master
... Graphic Designer
... Sound Effects Editor
... Sound
... Dialogue
... Driver
... Sound
... Accountant
... Special Effects Technician
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Special Effects Technician
... Special Effects Technician
... Special Effects Technician
... Visual Effects Editor
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... 3D Artist
... Administration
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Imaging Technician
... Second Assistant Camera
... Still Photographer
... Electrician
... Electrician
... First Assistant Camera
... Video Assist Operator
... Video Assist Operator
... Costume Assistant
... Video Assist Operator
... Video Assist Operator
... Drone Operator
... Gaffer
... Second Assistant Camera
... Grip
... Animation
... Costume Assistant
... Costume Assistant
... Assistant Location Manager
... Musician
... Musician
... Transportation Coordinator
... Production Assistant
... Production Trainee
... Production Trainee
... Production Assistant
... Production Trainee
... Development Manager
... Production Assistant
... Development Manager
... Researcher
... Researcher
... Production Coordinator
... Production Trainee
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
![Official Trailer [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/a4iiyPOM6rA/mqdefault.jpg)
