Alicia
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A 1985 Argentine film about a couple who adopt a child during the military dictatorship and face the truth about her origins. The film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and is considered one of the best Argentine films of all time.
The Official Story: Directed by Luis Puenzo. With Héctor Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Chunchuna Villafañe, Hugo Arana. During the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.
- (11K)
- Drama, History
- Luis Puenzo
- 1985-11-08
The Official Story. 112 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1985. Roger Ebert. November 11, 1985. 3 min read. Five years after the arrival of her adopted daughter, Alicia finds herself asking some questions. Where, exactly, did the little girl come from?
This Argentine drama focuses on Alicia (Norma Aleandro), a high school history teacher who is leading a comfortable life with her husband, Roberto (Héctor Alterio), a businessman with...
- (13)
- Norma Aleandro
- Luis Puenzo
- Drama
Winner of Best Foreign Language Picture at the 1986 Academy Awards, THE OFFICIAL STORY is about an upper middle class couple who lives in Buenos Aires with a...
- 2 min
- 53.4K
- Cohen Film Collection
Alicia is blissfully ignorant about what happened in the military coup until one of her history students asks her if she only believes what the history books say. She embarks on a mission to find if her daughter is the daughter of one of the women who disappeared during the coup.
A wealthy couple adopts a child during the military dictatorship, but soon discovers a dark secret about his origin. The Official Story is a 1985 Academy Award-winning film that explores the legacy of violence and repression in Argentina.
