# The Official Story (1985)

> A history teacher’s comfortable family life fractures when post-dictatorship Argentina forces her to question the origins of her adopted daughter and her own complicity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18003

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Luis Puenzo
- Cast: Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Hugo Arana, Guillermo Battaglia, Chela Ruiz, Patricio Contreras, Aníbal Morixe, María Luisa Robledo
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089276/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: wrenching, politically charged, intimate, political cinema night, historical drama viewing

## Synopsis

A gripping exploration of family, truth, and the shadows of a nation's past.

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