The Official Story
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
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00:00:24 THE OFFICIAL STORY
00:07:25 What does "divided" mean?
00:10:37 No, I'm like your husband. We're from another generation.
00:14:28 Because a weather-beaten and sturdy gaucho...
00:18:27 who gave me 2 silver saltcellars when all I owned was a mattress.
00:22:52 Then everything's fine. It's nice to come back to that.
00:27:42 To whom would I have reported it?
00:32:33 Moreno. They didn't chuck him in the water for nothing.
00:37:33 We didn't do anything to her.
00:41:29 I won't ask who did it, because...
00:44:30 It's always easier to believe it's impossible, right?
00:49:04 he's 16 years old and doesn't believe...
00:55:36 For years I wait ed for them, sitting there...
00:59:57 You remember we spoke about it?
01:04:43 I can't help it. But I do like having a clean conscience.
01:07:49 When do we ever look up at the sky?
01:10:33 Who the hell is starving? Tell me!
01:14:25 Give me a kiss.
01:18:05 You get A minus.
01:24:31 and is allowed to go about her business freely.
01:29:44 Too bad she couldn't stop laughing.
01:34:16 Who told you? Who?
01:43:03 What's happening to you?
01:47:30 Hello. Yes, mother.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,214
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line01:47:30
Production Record
DirectorLuis Puenzo
LanguageSpanish
IMDb votes11,247