The Official Story

Name: The Official Story
Director: Luis Puenzo
Released: 1985
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Chunchuna Villafañe, Hugo Arana, Guillermo Battaglia

1985 · 112 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 11,247 VOTES · DIR. Luis Puenzo

Overview

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,214 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:24 THE OFFICIAL STORY

00:07:30 It is too bad that some news media abuse their rights.

00:10:49 No, I'm not very modern.

00:15:18 She says she has to stay there all day.

00:18:51 One, but he's big. He no longer likes stories.

00:23:30 Did you know my apartment on Laprida Street?

00:28:41 I wrote about it once for a commission.

00:33:37 Without discipline there's no teaching and no learning.

00:38:52 Who was she?

00:42:21 A little flirting, perhaps?

00:46:55 - Dante, please. - Just a minute, Macci.

00:50:30 because in a week they'd be...

00:57:17 God entrusted her to you, Alicia. That is His will.

01:02:12 I know the approximate date, her weight and height.

01:06:24 It's that I'm grateful every time I use it.

01:09:07 military coup.

01:13:10 Or have you something to compare with?

01:16:38 contrary to the ideals of May...

01:22:37 We don't see each other much.

01:28:10 But after this...

01:33:18 Do you know what's going on in Alicia's head?

01:40:11 Sara could be Gaby's grandmother.

01:46:05 walk around the plaza with a poster.

01:51:22 Oh, what a big scare.

Cast & Characters

Norma Aleandro Alicia Héctor Alterio Roberto Chunchuna Villafañe Ana Hugo Arana Enrique Guillermo Battaglia Jose Chela Ruíz Sara Patricio Contreras Benitez María Luisa Robledo Nata Aníbal Morixe Miller Jorge Petraglia Macci

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,214

Dialogue density10.8 lines / min

First line00:00:24

Final line01:51:22

Production Record

DirectorLuis Puenzo

LanguageSpanish

IMDb votes11,247