Argentina, 1985

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Argentina, 1985
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Release poster
Directed by Santiago Mitre
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Music by Pedro Osuna
Cinematography Javier Juliá
Edited by Andrés P. Estrada
Distributed by Amazon Studios
Release dates
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  • 3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) (Venice)
  • 29 September 2022 (2022-09-29) (Argentina)
  • 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) (United Kingdom & United States)
Running time
 140 minutes[1]
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Language Spanish[2]
Box office $871,621[4]

Argentina, 1985 is a 2022 Argentine historical drama film produced and directed by Santiago Mitre and written by Mitre and Mariano Llinás. It stars Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani, Alejandra Flechner and Norman Briski.[5][6][7][8][9] The film premiered in the main competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2022,[1] where it won the FIPRESCI Award.[10] Co-produced by Argentina, the United Kingdom and the United States, it was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Ibero-American Film at the 37th Goya Awards, and was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.[11][12][13] It was also named one of the top five international films of 2022 by the National Board of Review,[14] and won the 2022 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[15][16]

Synopsis

Based on real events, the story follows the events surrounding the 1985 Trial of the Juntas, which prosecuted the ringleaders of Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976–1983),[17] and centers on the titanic work of a group of non-lawyers aged 20 to 27, led by prosecutors Julio César Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo against those responsible for the most bloody dictatorship in the history of Argentina. The narration reflects on the true meaning in the concepts of memory, truth and justice under the slogan "Nunca más" ('Never again').

Plot

A public prosecutor, Julio César Strassera, is chosen to make the case against the Argentinian junta after the military courts declined to press charges. The junta have retained the services of senior, experienced lawyers. Strassera meets Luis Moreno Ocampo, his deputy prosecutor, but initially rejects his offer for help, particularly after learning of his family's strong military ties and their support for the junta. Strassera insists that he will be able to assemble a crack team of his own to go up against the junta. However, he soon finds that all his friends and colleagues decline to sign onto his efforts, either due to their support for the military, or out of fear of being attacked. Strassera receives several death threats, leading the government to assign security for him and his family. Finding no other lawyers, Strassera decides to accept Moreno Ocampo's offer of help. Moreno Ocampo, a professor, suggests that they look for young law graduates and inexperienced lawyers, as the senior lawyers are unwilling to risk their reputations or safety to sign on to a trial that is being so divisive to the public.

Slowly, Strassera and Moreno Ocampo interview and bring on a young team, many of whom are working in government offices and are able to use their access to materials to help the case. Because the atrocities were committed across the country, Strassera and his team map out areas where military prison camps were, and interview and seek out as many victims of the junta as they can to record their testimonies. Meanwhile, he and his team face serious risks to their safety, with several of them being followed, and Moreno Ocampo's family turning on him for going against their military history. On the first day of the trial, the court receives a bomb threat, which Strassera argues is a fake one phoned in by supporters of the military to postpone the trial. He manages to persuade the reluctant judges that the trial must continue. The trial is fully recorded on cameras and parts of it are broadcast around the world. Many of the victims of the junta testify about the brutal and senseless torture they endured or witnessed happening to their families and loved ones. President Raúl Alfonsín invites Strassera to meet with him and informs him that he is keeping a close watch on the court events as they unfold and was deeply moved by the testimony of the witnesses. Despite this, the Attorney General later intimates to Strassera that he should be lenient on the Air Force. Strassera is angered and makes vulgar gestures at the Air Force generals in court, threatening to get himself thrown from the courtroom in contempt.

For his closing argument, Strassera realizes that he will have the chance to make his case not just to the judges in the courtroom, but to the people of Argentina and around the world. With the help of his family he composes an eloquent closing statement to close out the case: "I wish to waive any claim to originality in closing this indictment. I wish to use a phrase that is not my own, because it already belongs to all the Argentine people. Your Honors: ¡Nunca más!" In the end, the judges move into deliberations and his team is desperate to hear the outcome. Strassera's son spies on the judges in a restaurant and witnesses them coming to an agreement of sorts. It is not clear to him what happens, but the viewers are later shown that the judges agreed to continue prosecuting crimes during the military junta. Strassera is suddenly summoned to the hospital as his elderly friend is dying. His friend presses Strassera to know the final sentences, as he will soon die and not be able to tell anyone. Strassera lies and tells his friend that all the generals received life sentences, including the Air Force. The court sentenced General Jorge Videla and Admiral Emilio Massera to life imprisonment, General Roberto Viola: seventeen years, Admiral Armando Lambruschini: eight years, General Orlando Agosti: four and a half years. The film ends by showing photos of the real Strassera, his legal team, and some of the courtroom scenes during the Trial of the Juntas.

Cast

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Release

Argentina, 1985 had its world premiere in the main competition for the Golden Lion at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2022.[21][1] It was theatrically released in Argentina on 29 September 2022.[22] Amazon Studios released the film in select theaters in the United States on 30 September 2022, before it started streaming on Prime Video on 21 October 2022.[23][24]

Reception

Critical reception

According to the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Argentina, 1985 has a 97% approval rating based on 62 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 8/10. The site's consensus reads, "Justice is served in Argentina 1985, a crusading courtroom drama that shines a light on historically somber times with refreshing levity".[25] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the film holds a score of 78 out of 100 based on 11 reviews indicating "generally favorable reviews".[26]

Box office

The film was released theatrically in Argentina on 29 September 2022. In its first weekend in theaters, the film debuted at number one at the box office and was seen by 200,000 spectators in 298 theaters,[27] making it the best opening for a national film since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.[28][29] During its second weekend, the film maintained its first place at the box office and reached a little more than 211,000 viewers in 314 theaters.[30] By November 2022, the film had sold over a million tickets in Argentina, grossing a total of 592 million pesos (US$3,2 million[31]).[32] It was the most-watched Argentine film of 2022,[33] and the ninth most-watched film overall in Argentina in 2022.[34]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Venice International Film Festival September 10, 2022 Golden Lion Santiago Mitre Nominated [1]
FIPRESCI Award Won [10]
SIGNIS Award Special Mention Won
San Sebastián International Film Festival September 24, 2022 People's Choice Award Argentina, 1985 Won [35]
London Film Festival October 16, 2022 Best Film Nominated [36][37]
National Board of Review December 8, 2022 Top Five Foreign Language Films Won [38]
Freedom of Expression Award Won
Forqué Awards December 17, 2022 Best Latin-American Film Won [39]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 19, 2022 Best Foreign Language Film 3rd place [40]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle January 9, 2023 Best International Feature Film Nominated [41]
Golden Globe Awards January 10, 2023 Best Foreign Language Film Won [42]
Georgia Film Critics Association January 13, 2023 Best International Film Nominated [43]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 15, 2023 Best Foreign Language Film Nominated [44]
Goya Awards February 11, 2023 Best Ibero-American Film Pending [45]
Satellite Awards February 11, 2023 Best Motion Picture – International Pending [46]
Houston Film Critics Society February 18, 2023 Best Foreign Language Feature Pending [47]
British Academy Film Awards February 19, 2023 Best Film Not in the English Language Santiago Mitre Pending [48]
Hollywood Critics Association Awards February 24, 2023 Best International Film Argentina, 1985 Pending [49]
Golden Reel Awards February 26, 2023 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature Santiago Fumagalli, Juan Ignacio Giobio, Nahuel De Camillis, Ignacio Seligra, Nicolás Mannara, Diego Marcone, Stephen M. Davis Pending [50]
Academy Awards March 12, 2023 Best International Feature Film Argentina Pending [11]

See also

References

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