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Argentina, 1985

A team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.

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Santiago Mitre

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biography, crime, drama

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. 49 wins & 45 nominations total

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- I'm here at your service.
- No one informed me. - Argentina, 1985

- I'm here at your service. - No one informed me.

Jorge Rafael Videla, and let me add, - Argentina, 1985

Jorge Rafael Videla, and let me add,

Your Honors, - Argentina, 1985

The defense reaffirms the alleged crimes
correspond to the military jurisdiction, - Argentina, 1985

The defense reaffirms the alleged crimes correspond to the m...

You perfectly know this court's authority
to investigate and judge these crimes. - Argentina, 1985

You perfectly know this court's authority to investigat...

Orlando Ramón Agosti. I don't recognize
the legitimacy of this court. - Argentina, 1985

Orlando Ramón Agosti. I don't recognize the legitimacy ...

- Full name, please.
- Roberto Eduardo Viola, - Argentina, 1985

- Full name, please. - Roberto Eduardo Viola,

- Admiral Armando Lambruschini.
- Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri. - Argentina, 1985

- Admiral Armando Lambruschini. - Leopoldo Fortunato Galtier...

I don't recognize
the legitimacy of this court. - Argentina, 1985

I don't recognize the legitimacy of this court.

- Who's this guy?
- The help we were expecting. - Argentina, 1985

- Who's this guy? - The help we were expecting.

How will you help us?
How many trials have you been in? - Argentina, 1985

How will you help us? How many trials have you been in?

- You make a living, Molina Campos?
- Moreno. Sort of. - Argentina, 1985

- You make a living, Molina Campos? - Moreno. Sort of.

Mom hates the fact
that I'll work for this trial. - Argentina, 1985

Mom hates the fact that I'll work for this trial.

My mom goes to church
every Sunday with Videla. - Argentina, 1985

My mom goes to church every Sunday with Videla.

Think about it.
This government just took office. - Argentina, 1985

Think about it. This government just took office.

A weak government, with the military
breathing down its neck. - Argentina, 1985

A weak government, with the military breathing down its neck...

- Yes.
- They took a dangerous, - Argentina, 1985

- Yes. - They took a dangerous,

That's why I think it's a good idea
to have young lawyers, - Argentina, 1985

That's why I think it's a good idea to have young ...

Not only by the military,
but also by the middle class, - Argentina, 1985

Not only by the military, but also by the middle class,

We have five months
to submit irrefutable evidence - Argentina, 1985

We have five months to submit irrefutable evidence

On homicides,
unlawful deprivation of liberty, - Argentina, 1985

On homicides, unlawful deprivation of liberty,

Around 90% of the judiciary staff
doesn't want to get involved in the trial. - Argentina, 1985

Around 90% of the judiciary staff doesn't want to get i...

- We need to look elsewhere.
- Where? Law school? - Argentina, 1985

- We need to look elsewhere. - Where? Law school?

At the attorney general's there's kids
willing to work with us. - Argentina, 1985

At the attorney general's there's kids willing to ...

We need younger people
with less experience. - Argentina, 1985

We need younger people with less experience.

- If the experienced won't do it...
- Then, we bring the inexperienced. - Argentina, 1985

- If the experienced won't do it... - Then, we bring th...

- You're joking.
- Yes. I work at the attorney general's. - Argentina, 1985

- You're joking. - Yes. I work at the attorney general&...

- You didn't? Why?
- I was 17. - Argentina, 1985

- You didn't? Why? - I was 17.

Now? No. None, zero. - Argentina, 1985

Now? No. None, zero.

- Thoughts on Perón?
- He was an important politician. - Argentina, 1985

- Thoughts on Perón? - He was an important politician.

What about Winston Churchill? - Argentina, 1985

What about Winston Churchill?

Can you name five members
of the current cabinet? - Argentina, 1985

Can you name five members of the current cabinet?

It's the only movement that stood
against all dictatorships since 1955, - Argentina, 1985

It's the only movement that stood against all dictators...

But not for you to repeat
the same bullshit I hear you say at home. - Argentina, 1985

But not for you to repeat the same bullshit I hear you say a...

I have an uncle who was abducted
for six months and barely made it. - Argentina, 1985

I have an uncle who was abducted for six months and barely m...

I have two kids, a mortgage,
and I heard you pay overtime here. - Argentina, 1985

I have two kids, a mortgage, and I heard you pay overtime he...

We will inherit this country,
and this can't happen again. - Argentina, 1985

We will inherit this country, and this can't happen aga...

- I don't like being around anti-Peronists.
- Welcome, Maco. - Argentina, 1985

- I don't like being around anti-Peronists. - Welcome, ...

Can you name four guests
at the Badía show last week? - Argentina, 1985

Can you name four guests at the Badía show last week?

- Yes, Los Abuelos played.
- Los Abuelos? - Argentina, 1985

- Yes, Los Abuelos played. - Los Abuelos?

Okay, first problem. Time. - Argentina, 1985

Okay, first problem. Time.

We have to conduct
the most important trial in our history - Argentina, 1985

We have to conduct the most important trial in our history

FEBRUARY 1985 - Argentina, 1985

That is, they all knew what was happening,
and how it was happening. - Argentina, 1985

That is, they all knew what was happening, and how it was ha...

And it was across the country, - Argentina, 1985

And it was across the country,

We can't work with the police,
because they were involved too. - Argentina, 1985

We can't work with the police, because they were involv...

Courts won't share information.
When they do, it's late. - Argentina, 1985

Courts won't share information. When they do, it's...

First, let's pin
the secret detention centers in the map. - Argentina, 1985

First, let's pin the secret detention centers in the ma...

- How much time left?
- Four months and two weeks. - Argentina, 1985

- How much time left? - Four months and two weeks.

She runs the Commission's archives.
Knows the ropes there. - Argentina, 1985

She runs the Commission's archives. Knows the ropes the...

- You'll have to choose.
- Just keep them coming. - Argentina, 1985

- You'll have to choose. - Just keep them coming.

Watts, Meijide,
Dalego, Avellaneda, Valenzi... - Argentina, 1985

Watts, Meijide, Dalego, Avellaneda, Valenzi...

MOTHERS OF PLAZA DE MAYO - Argentina, 1985

MOTHERS OF PLAZA DE MAYO

"'Mom, tell him Dad
ran away, please, ' he said. - Argentina, 1985

"'Mom, tell him Dad ran away, please, ' he sa...

"It was the last time I heard his voice." - Argentina, 1985

"It was the last time I heard his voice."

The kidnappings, tortures and killings
have been or can be proved. - Argentina, 1985

The kidnappings, tortures and killings have been or can be p...

- They couldn't not know.
- They'll say they didn't know. - Argentina, 1985

- They couldn't not know. - They'll say they didn&...

"They were excessive actions
by subordinates." - Argentina, 1985

"They were excessive actions by subordinates."

They can say, "I didn't kill anyone.
I didn't torture anyone." - Argentina, 1985

They can say, "I didn't kill anyone. I didn't...

What if nobody saw them?
That was part of the plan, right? - Argentina, 1985

What if nobody saw them? That was part of the plan, right?

Not to be linked
with the killings and disappearances. - Argentina, 1985

Not to be linked with the killings and disappearances.

Prove they did the same thing
all over the country. - Argentina, 1985

Prove they did the same thing all over the country.

Guys, if we can prove that,
we can prove this was coordinated. - Argentina, 1985

Guys, if we can prove that, we can prove this was coordinate...

- That's what we need.
- So, - Argentina, 1985

- That's what we need. - So,

THE PROSECUTORS VISIT THE PROVINCE - Argentina, 1985

THE PROSECUTORS VISIT THE PROVINCE

Tools to bring more cases. - Argentina, 1985

Tools to bring more cases.

These people come from the prosecution. - Argentina, 1985

These people come from the prosecution.

We're looking for those
who have information - Argentina, 1985

We're looking for those who have information

Go to the Department of Justice
on 2800 Mitre Street, or call 524096... - Argentina, 1985

Go to the Department of Justice on 2800 Mitre Street, or cal...

Three people took me from my cell.
I was blindfolded. - Argentina, 1985

Three people took me from my cell. I was blindfolded.

They stripped me naked.
They did what they call "the submarine." - Argentina, 1985

They stripped me naked. They did what they call "the su...

"What is communism?"
I had no idea. - Argentina, 1985

"What is communism?" I had no idea.

Then, they asked
if I knew where Firmenich lived - Argentina, 1985

Then, they asked if I knew where Firmenich lived

From that moment,
I wasn't Mario Valle anymore. - Argentina, 1985

From that moment, I wasn't Mario Valle anymore.

- I'm blindfolded. They hit me with a gun.
- They open the trunk... - Argentina, 1985

- I'm blindfolded. They hit me with a gun. - They open ...

I couldn't drink water.
I was charged with electricity. - Argentina, 1985

I couldn't drink water. I was charged with electricity.

Do you know if your neighbors
saw the people who took you? - Argentina, 1985

Do you know if your neighbors saw the people who took you?

I'm sorry, I don't like this guy.
I don't know if you know... - Argentina, 1985

I'm sorry, I don't like this guy. I don't kno...

DECEMBER
JANUARY - Argentina, 1985

DECEMBER JANUARY

There are 16 volumes, 4,000 pages,
709 cases and over 800 witnesses. - Argentina, 1985

There are 16 volumes, 4,000 pages, 709 cases and over 800 wi...

I suggest you pay more attention
to the eloquence of the evidence, - Argentina, 1985

I suggest you pay more attention to the eloquence of the evi...

The quantity and quality
of the evidence is overwhelming. - Argentina, 1985

The quantity and quality of the evidence is overwhelming.

Let me tell you,
we achieved this in record time. - Argentina, 1985

Let me tell you, we achieved this in record time.

Thanks to all these young people
and Mr. Moreno Ocampo, my work partner. - Argentina, 1985

Thanks to all these young people and Mr. Moreno Ocampo, my w...

- Were you threatened?
- I prefer to ignore that. - Argentina, 1985

- Were you threatened? - I prefer to ignore that.

THE GREAT TRIAL - Argentina, 1985

THE GREAT TRIAL

- Don't look!
- You told him it's not against him, right? - Argentina, 1985

- Don't look! - You told him it's not against him,...

He thinks it's against him,
the family and the country. - Argentina, 1985

He thinks it's against him, the family and the country.

- Can we speak?
- A question, Counselor. - Argentina, 1985

- Can we speak? - A question, Counselor.

- It was a war, Counselor.
- A war of the state against society? - Argentina, 1985

- It was a war, Counselor. - A war of the state against soci...

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A team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.

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Director: Santiago Mitre

Writer: Santiago Mitre, Mariano Llinás, Martín Mauregui

Production: N/A

Genre: biography, crime, drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 78/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Oct 2022

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 49 wins & 45 nominations total

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