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The Official Story

La historia oficial

1985

In the final days of Argentina's dictatorship, a comfortable Buenos Aires history teacher begins to suspect that her adopted daughter may be the child of one of the regime's disappeared. Her growing doubt forces her to confront the truth beneath her sheltered life. An Oscar-winning drama.

Why it’s here

, adoption, and historical memory.

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Part of 9 Essential Films from Argentina

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