The Girlfriend
1989 · 110 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 133 VOTES · DIR. Jeanine Meerapfel
Overview
Since childhood, Raquel and Maria have been close friends. Now all grown-up, Raquel has fulfilled her dream of becoming an actress, while Maria has married a handyman, given birth to three children and runs the family household. In the wake of the Argentine military coup of 1976, Maria's oldest son Carlos is abducted. Desperate, Maria turns to her prominent friend for help. Yet the more Raquel gets involved in the search for Carlos, the more she becomes herself a target of the junta. Finally, she flees from Argentina to Berlin. Meanwhile Maria joins a group of women who investigate the fate of their disappeared relatives. In 1983, after the fall of the dictatorship, the two friends meet again.
Dialogue Timeline — 806 lines
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00:00:54 Poor canary.
00:06:56 Me? I've been married for years.
00:09:45 That you've seen her go to her death
00:16:46 That's where Carlos lived?
00:20:34 taken by the security forces...
00:23:39 Tell me where you've taken him!
00:28:00 You are leaving? - I know people. People know me.
00:34:13 We'll make soap of your little Yid.
00:37:31 I'm trying to borrow the money. If not, I'll ask Raquel.
00:41:26 Raquel, the whole world heard us.
00:44:42 You should all come with me.
00:48:31 Thank you.
00:54:49 By telegram?
01:00:15 Come on in... make yourself at home.
01:04:53 In Puesto Vasco, in Don Bosco.
01:09:04 That you believe a man who's safe here in Germany.
01:12:22 I can't go home empty-handed.
01:16:39 "Where do I sit. In the front... or in the trunk?"
01:21:26 Raquel, why don't you tell us about your future plans?
01:25:07 Your son is here, Maria. He's here!
01:28:49 Now we're getting sentimental.
01:33:40 But... what's done is done.
01:36:35 Remember the one about a mother?
01:39:14 his desire for justice