Film Review: "The Official Story".

Film Review: "The Official Story" The film "The Official Story" directed by Luis Puenzo in 1985 depicts the turmoil and disbelief caused by Argentina's "Dirty War". Puenzo centers the film around Alicia, the mother of a thought to be adopted child, who teaches history at a high school. When Alicia's friend Ana returns some time later after mysteriously disappearing Alicia finds out the real truth behind her disappearance. Ana tells Alicia that she was taken away …

…fiction. Thousands of people were actually taken from their homes to be tortured and killed for simply expressing themselves. Living in a nation where we take many of the rights and liberties we have for granted it is hard to believe that any of this actually happened. I believe that the film was well done and touches on a very important issue that is not just relevant to Argentina but the world as a whole.