the movie “Argentina, 1985”, about the trial of the commanders of the last military dictatorshipcould not take the award for best film spoken in a non-English language at the Bafta Awards, which will be presented annually to the British Academy of Film Arts.
The award, presented at a gala in London, It stayed in the hands of the promoted”No news at the front“, by German Edward Bergerthe great rival of the Argentine film in the next Oscar awards.
The film directed by Santiago Mitre, which will also compete for the Oscar for best international filmwas nominated alongside the German winning film, “the rebel empress” From the Austrian Marie Kreutzer, the South Korean “decision to leave“from Park Chan-wook and”the quiet girlby Irishman Colm Bairéad.
Starring Ricardo Darín and Peter LanzaniIn the roles of the prosecutor Julio Strassera and his assistant Luis Moreno Ocampo, the tape portrays the work of both to gather evidence of the crimes under a climate of threats. A report with testimonies from the victims of the dictatorship is based on the evidence base of the trial where five of the nine members of the three juntas of commanders of the regime were convicted.
The trial is considered a heroic feat and runs counter to the current perception of justice, when more than 78% of Argentines consider the functioning of the judicial system to be poor and 71% mistrust the Supreme Court, according to polls carried out by Equis and Projection last August.
According to Pablo Llonto, plaintiff lawyer in lawsuits against humanity, the film “is positive because it helps to build a memory bridge with the younger generations and portrays a trial that for the first time told the heart of horror with first and last names.”
A report with testimonies from the victims of the dictatorship is based on the evidence base of the trial where five of the nine members of the three juntas of commanders of the regime were convicted.
The film is a public success in Argentina and It garnered numerous awards, including the Goya Award for the best Ibero-American film.and the Golden Globe for the best foreign-language film, which places it as a powerful candidate to win the Oscar for best international film on March 12. It will compete with “All Quiet Front”, “Close” (Belgium), “EO” (Poland) and “The Quiet Girl” (Ireland).
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