Argentine, 1985” won the award for Best Foreign Language Film (or Best Foreign Film) in the delivery of the Golden Globes. These awards honor the best series and movies of 2022 and are one of the first awards of the season. In addition, they serve as a prelude to the awards Oscar.
In this award, “Argentine 1985” It was the only Latin American in this category and defeated RRR (India), All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany), Close (Belgium) and Decision to Leave (South Korea). On Sunday, the film will once again compete against the others on the list (added to the Mexican “Bardo”) to get a Critics’ Choice Award.
What did the award winners say?
Upon receiving the award, the film’s director –Santiago Miter– could not hide his emotion: “I want to share this with all those who have fought since the dictatorship to give us democracy in Argentina. Democracy is something worth living for“.
Golden Globes 2023: Argentina, 1985 won the award for Best Foreign Film
For his part, Ricardo Darin -the protagonist of the film with Peter Lanzani-, gave a small speech in Spanish for all his compatriots. “Thank you, I am happy for this, I will speak two words in Spanish for my country: for all the people in Argentina, after the world championship, this is a great joy,” he said.
The ceremony was also attended by Peter Lanzani and luis moreno ocampoone of the prosecutors on whom the film is based.
What is Argentina, 1985 about?
The film is inspired by the true story of prosecutors Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampowho in 1985 carried out the Juice to the Boardsinvestigating and prosecuting the bloodiest military dictatorship in Argentine history.
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It features stellar performances by Ricardo Darín and Peter Lanzani -who play prosecutors Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo, respectively-, continues breaking recordsafter becoming the most viewed Argentine film of the year.
Undeterred by the still considerable military influence in the fragile new democracy, Strassera and Moreno Ocampo Recruitment of a young legal team of unlikely heroes for their David vs. Goliath battle. Under constant threat to themselves and their families, they ran against time to do justice for the victims of the Military Junta.
The movie of Santiago Miter comes from reaping ovations and pawards at different festivals such as the Venice International Film Festival, the London BFI Film Festival, the Rio International Film Festival and the San Sebastian International Film Festival, where it also won the coveted Audience Award, with a score of 9.14. .
JL
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