About the Movie
Argentina, 1985 is based on the true story of two lawyers who take on a lawsuit against Argentina's previous military dictatorship (junta). When experienced lawyers are unwilling to risk their reputation and safety to participate in the trial, prosecutor Julio César Strassera accepts help from professor Moreno Ocampo. Together they form a team of young lawyers and law students determined to fight for justice for the victims of the dictatorship, facing numerous dangers and challenges along the way.
Argentina, 1985 film trailer (click image below)
Themes
Dictatorships
"Argentina: The 500 stolen babies of the dictatorship." Films Media Group, 2012. Films On Demand, https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=95720&xtid=150236.
Feierstein, Daniel, and Douglas Andrew Town. Genocide as Social Practice: Reorganizing Society under the Nazis and Argentina’s Military Juntas. Rutgers University Press, 2014. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt6wq9vn.
Reviews
Kiang, Jessica. “Argentina 1985 Review: Robust Courtroom Drama.” BFI, British Film Institute , 24 Sept. 2022, www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/argentina-1985-robust-case-virtues-traditional-courtroom-drama.
Winkelman, Natalia. “‘Argentina, 1985’ Review: All the Prosecutor’s Men.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 29 Sept. 2022, www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/movies/argentina-1985-review.html.
About Argentina
A to Z International Business: Go to "Country Business Guides" at the top and search "Argentina."
Luis Alberto Romero. A History of Argentina in the Twentieth Century : Updated and Revised Edition. Penn State University Press, 2013. EBSCOhost, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=e900xww&AN=658216&site=ehost-live&scope=site&custid=s8875834