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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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Kidnap, torture and kill
on an infinitely larger scale. - Argentina, 1985

Kidnap, torture and kill on an infinitely larger scale.

And, what is even worse,
outside of any legal system. - Argentina, 1985

And, what is even worse, outside of any legal system.

And from then onwards, Your Honors, - Argentina, 1985

And from then onwards, Your Honors,

How many victims of the repression
were guilty of illegal activities? - Argentina, 1985

How many victims of the repression were guilty of illegal ac...

We'll never know,
and that's not the victims' fault. - Argentina, 1985

We'll never know, and that's not the victims'...

When due process was eliminated,
a true juridical subversion occurred. - Argentina, 1985

When due process was eliminated, a true juridical subversion...

Official reports
were replaced by accusations. - Argentina, 1985

Official reports were replaced by accusations.

And sentence reasoned
by the Neronian thumbs-down gesture. - Argentina, 1985

And sentence reasoned by the Neronian thumbs-down gesture.

Among the many debts this coward system - Argentina, 1985

Among the many debts this coward system

The lack of judicial sentence
is not the omission of a formality. - Argentina, 1985

The lack of judicial sentence is not the omission of a forma...

It's a vital issue concerning
the dignity of humankind. - Argentina, 1985

It's a vital issue concerning the dignity of humankind.

A person was kidnapped
for being part of the PAF. - Argentina, 1985

A person was kidnapped for being part of the PAF.

But they belonged to the AFP, - Argentina, 1985

But they belonged to the AFP,

Does anyone have the right
to let Adriana Calvo de Laborde - Argentina, 1985

Does anyone have the right to let Adriana Calvo de Laborde

"We will not tolerate
death roaming free in Argentina. - Argentina, 1985

"We will not tolerate death roaming free in Argentina.

"Slowly, so that we wouldn't notice, - Argentina, 1985

"Slowly, so that we wouldn't notice,

Right then, in the ESMA
officer's quarters, - Argentina, 1985

Right then, in the ESMA officer's quarters,

She had been blindfolded,
her hands tied and cuffed. - Argentina, 1985

She had been blindfolded, her hands tied and cuffed.

She had been captured thanks
to the information provided by her sister, - Argentina, 1985

She had been captured thanks to the information provided by ...

Cecilia Inés Cacabelos is,
still today, disappeared. - Argentina, 1985

Cecilia Inés Cacabelos is, still today, disappeared.

But let us now adopt the theory of war
that the defendants like so much. - Argentina, 1985

But let us now adopt the theory of war that the defendants l...

Can we consider
the kidnapping of defenseless - Argentina, 1985

Can we consider the kidnapping of defenseless

Is it an act of war
to torture and kill them, - Argentina, 1985

Is it an act of war to torture and kill them,

Is it an act of war to occupy homes
and hold relatives as hostages? - Argentina, 1985

Is it an act of war to occupy homes and hold relatives as ho...

This process has meant, - Argentina, 1985

This process has meant,

Dante Alighieri, in The Divine Comedy, - Argentina, 1985

Dante Alighieri, in The Divine Comedy,

For all of those who hurt others
through the use of force. - Argentina, 1985

For all of those who hurt others through the use of force.

And in that same hell, - Argentina, 1985

And in that same hell,

For all this, Your Honor, this trial
and its conviction are important - Argentina, 1985

For all this, Your Honor, this trial and its conviction are ...

Their very atrocity turns the hypothesis
of impunity into a monstruous one. - Argentina, 1985

Their very atrocity turns the hypothesis of impunity into a ...

Unless the moral sense of the Argentinians
has descended to tribal levels, - Argentina, 1985

Unless the moral sense of the Argentinians has descended to ...

Or "collateral damage in combat." - Argentina, 1985

Or "collateral damage in combat."

This trial and the sentence
I am advocating for, - Argentina, 1985

This trial and the sentence I am advocating for,

Your Honors - Argentina, 1985

Your Honors, - Argentina, 1985

DECEMBER 8TH, 1985
THE SENTENCE - Argentina, 1985

DECEMBER 8TH, 1985 THE SENTENCE

- What? You followed them?
- Yes. - Argentina, 1985

- What? You followed them? - Yes.

But you saw something.
Were they happy, worried? - Argentina, 1985

But you saw something. Were they happy, worried?

Young and Glasses on one side,
facing Short and Skinny. - Argentina, 1985

Young and Glasses on one side, facing Short and Skinny.

They got two pizzas. Onion and chorizo. - Argentina, 1985

They got two pizzas. Onion and chorizo.

When he stopped, he lit a cigarette - Argentina, 1985

When he stopped, he lit a cigarette

So, Dark Hair - Argentina, 1985

Signed it, passed it to everyone, - Argentina, 1985

Signed it, passed it to everyone,

Glasses said something
that they felt was important, - Argentina, 1985

Glasses said something that they felt was important,

Okay, good. You'll have to spend
the night here. - Argentina, 1985

Okay, good. You'll have to spend the night here.

- Sorry I can't stand up.
- You look good. As good as new. - Argentina, 1985

- Sorry I can't stand up. - You look good. As good as n...

What we've been missing out
all these years. - Argentina, 1985

What we've been missing out all these years.

- Did you come to give your condolences?
- I don't know what you mean. - Argentina, 1985

- Did you come to give your condolences? - I don't know...

Okay, what do you want to know? - Argentina, 1985

Okay, what do you want to know?

- Air Force too?
- Air Force too. - Argentina, 1985

- Air Force too? - Air Force too.

Who could possibly think
they were killing half the country, - Argentina, 1985

Who could possibly think they were killing half the country,

TRIAL OF THE JUNTAS
WE'LL KNOW THE SENTENCES IN A FEW HOURS - Argentina, 1985

TRIAL OF THE JUNTAS WE'LL KNOW THE SENTENCES IN A FEW H...

Do not to interrupt me
until I've finished. I'll read them. - Argentina, 1985

Do not to interrupt me until I've finished. I'll r...

- There's nothing else to say!
- Julio, let's wait for the argument. - Argentina, 1985

- There's nothing else to say! - Julio, let's wait...

- There must be a reason.
- There is no reason! - Argentina, 1985

- There must be a reason. - There is no reason!

Graffigna, Anaya,
Lami Dozo and Galtieri acquitted. - Argentina, 1985

Graffigna, Anaya, Lami Dozo and Galtieri acquitted.

Mom! Vero!
He put Videla in jail! - Argentina, 1985

Mom! Vero! He put Videla in jail!

COMPLYING WITH THE LEGAL DUTY... - Argentina, 1985

COMPLYING WITH THE LEGAL DUTY...

APPEAL THE RULING... - Argentina, 1985

APPEAL THE RULING...

The Trial of the Juntas
was the first time in history - Argentina, 1985

The Trial of the Juntas was the first time in history

Despite the impunity acts
that followed the 1985 trial, - Argentina, 1985

Despite the impunity acts that followed the 1985 trial,

Since the reopening of the Trials,
over 1,000 people have been convicted - Argentina, 1985

Since the reopening of the Trials, over 1,000 people have be...

Since 1983, Argentina
has lived uninterruptedly - Argentina, 1985

Since 1983, Argentina has lived uninterruptedly

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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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