The Official Story [Blu-ray]

Director: Luis Puenzo Luis Puenzo

Overview

This is an emotionally gripping, fictional look at a couple torn apart by the infamous Argentine campaign of killings and torture that sent thousands of accused terrorists to unmarked graves in the mid-and late-'70s. Alicia (Norma Aleandro) and Roberto (Hector Alterio) adopted a little girl (Analia Castro) during this period of governmental terror in Argentina. Alicia has always wondered about the parents of their little girl, a topic her husband has forced her into forgetting as a condition of the adoption -- he alone knows the full story. Thanks to censorship, Alicia -- like others -- is not fully aware of how much killing has gone on until her students at school start complaining that their textbook histories were written by murderers. Add to this a long conversation with a friend who had been in exile after she was tortured by the government, and Alicia starts to do some serious political and personal research on her own. The results reveal the identity of the little girl's dead parents and reveal that Alicia's husband has had a nasty hand in the government repression and dirty dealings with foreign businesses. She also learns the identity of the girl's grandmother. Her next decision will determine what to do with this information.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/09/2018
UPC:	0741952839897
Original Release:	1985
Rating:	NR
Source:	Cohen Media Group
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:55:00
Sales rank:	24,384

Special Features

A new four-part interview with director, producer, and co-screenwriter Luis Puenzo on the making of the film; A new featurette on the restoration of the film; 2018 re-release trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Norma Aleandro	Alicia
Hector Alterio	Roberto
Chela Ruíz	Sara
Chunchuna Villafane	Ana
Hugo Arana	Enrique
Patricio Contreras	Benitez
Guillermo Battaglia	Jose
Maria-Louisa Robledo	Nata
Jorge Petraglia	Macci
Analia Castro	Gaby
Augusto Larreta	General
Chela Ruiz	Sara
Leal Rey	Father Ismael
Beatriz Thibaudin	Actor
Atilio Stampone	Composer

Technical Credits

Luis Puenzo

Aída Bortnik

Luis Puenzo	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Marcelo Pineyro	Producer,Executive Producer
Aída Bortnik	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Abelardo Kuschnir	Sound Mixer
Nora Puenzo	Producer