Imagining Argentina (film)
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| Imagining Argentina | |
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 Imagining Argentina film poster |
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| Directed by | Christopher Hampton |
| Produced by | Michael Peyser, Diane Sillan |
| Written by | Lawrence Thornton (novel), Christopher Hampton |
| Starring | Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson |
| Distributed by | Arenas Entertainment (USA) |
| Release date(s) | September 12, 2003 |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Language | English |
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Imagining Argentina is a 2003 film directed and written by Christopher Hampton. The movie was nominated for the "Golden Lion" award at the 2003 Venice Film Festival. The film is adapted from an award-winning novel of the same title by Lawrence Thornton.
[edit] Cast
- Antonio Banderas – Carlos
- Emma Thompson – Cecilia
- Horacio Flash – Victor Madrid
- Leticia Dolera – Teresa
- Kuno Becker – Gustavo Santos
[edit] Plot
- Tagline: In a country ruled by fear, one man had the courage to fight for justice.
The movie is set during the Dirty War in the 1970s Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the military government is abducting those opposed to its rule. Cecilia, a dissident journalist, is kidnapped by the secret police to join the ranks of the 'disappeared'. As her husband Carlos, a theatre director, searches frantically for her, he develops psychic power that enables him to predict the future, hence being able to witness what happens to his wife and other detainees.
The movie has graphic images of suffering such as the rape and torture scenes of Cecilia and her daughter Teresa.
The closing caption mentions that around 30,000 Argentines disappeared between 1976 and 1983.
