The Official Story (1985)
Directed by Luis Puenzo · 112 min · Drama, History
56.2 TOPICAL score · #1,509 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Official Story (1985, directed by Luis Puenzo) has a TOPICAL score of 56.2 - ranked 1,509 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on cast. It won 4 awards from 7 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (212 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 29 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (212 ratings)
- Awards4 wins, 7 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best International Feature Film; Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film; David di Donatello
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 29 languages
- Still read4,192 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio (actor #1,405), Hugo Arana, Guillermo Battaglia