The Official Story

1985, 112m, DCP, Argentina

Showtimes & Tickets

Screened May 5–17, 2017

Part of the program

Set in Buenos Aires during the final years of Argentina’s military dictatorship, Puenzo’s Academy Award-winning debut tells the story of the wife of a wealthy businessman who discovers that their adopted child may be the progeny of the desaparecidos— forcing her to reveal the truth about her country’s legacy of corruption and murder. (Mar to May ’86) A Cohen Film Collection release

A film by Luis Puenzo