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THE TRIAL (EL JUICIO)
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Completed - SPANISH-ARGENTINE - Documentary, Social issues - 177 minutes

Log Line

1985, Argentina. The 90 days trial of the Military Juntas of the last dictatorship (1976/83) was entirely recorded, containing the testimonies of the horror and a final sentence: Never Again.

Year of production : 2023

Director(s) : Ulises DE LA ORDEN
Producer(s) : Dag HOEL (DAG HOEL FILMPRODUKSJON), Richard COPANS, Alessandro BORRELLI

Synopsis

1985, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The trial of the Military Juntas of the last dictatorship (1976/83), accused of crimes against humanity. As in Nuremberg after World War II, the trial is entirely recorded in U-matic tapes. For 90 days, the testimonies of the horror were heard and a final sentence: Never Again.

The defenders and the political and ideological positions of those who supported the dictatorship. In the voice of the victims, the stories of torture and pain. Life and death in the same room. An archive of the past and a film that raises a starting point.

Production

Country(ies) : ARGENTINA, NORWAY, FRANCE, ITALY

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Festivals and Awards

San Sebastian FF 2023 Zabaltegi - Tabakalera
Berlinale - EFM 2023 (Official Selection)
Doc Forthnight 2023 (Official Selection)
Cinéma du Réel 2023 (Official Selection)


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