Anton Lesser, Antonio Banderas, Claire Bloom
Antonio Banderas and Academy Award winner Emma Thompson star in this gripping political thriller from Academy Award-winning director Christopher Hampton. Carlos Rueda (Banderas) is the director of a c...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 11, 2005
Stats: 155 reviews
The movie is set during the Dirty War in 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'. Cecilia had earlier published a...( read more)
It has been long ago that I saw stuff like this. It was hard for me to watch, because it's awful to see violation, women who are being raped, and all the other abuse during the junta. I just can't believe there were such sick people on earth who were able to abuse people in that ...( read more)
La dictadura en Argentina dará para hacer muchas mas películas esta en particular uno la dictadura con poderes psíquicos pero siempre los reencuentros serán emotivos sean de cualquier forma en que se den
At times this movie had me pinned. I couldn't turn back to the mad-magazine. But that's easy. Just take a timeless subject matter. Throw in some torture and raping of children, and you have anyones attention...
But that psychic business. What the hell?!? At one point, Antonio al...( read more)
It's a shame about thsi film... Taking something serious and almost making it seem comical by giving Banderas' character psychic ability. Not to mention bad dialogue at times.
But still, if you can get past all that, it's worth seeing to learn from history. Plus, Thompson i...( read more)
A very powerful movie! This movie takes us through emotions of many families who had family members dissapear or taken away by the government. The acting by both Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson are amazing. They both get into their roles very well and they make sure that you s...( read more)
Fantastic movie, although it was hard to take at times. Emma Thompson and Antonio Banderas were brilliant in this movie
It has been long ago that I saw stuff like this. It was hard for me to watch, because it's awful to see violation, women who are being raped, and all the other abuse during the junta. I just can't believe there were such sick people on earth who were able to abuse people in that way.. It's terrible to see this movie, but the film itself is good. And the acting is by the way amazing! Especially Antonio Banderas, but Emma Thompson and Leticia Dolera were also very good.
It's great there are people who want to remember the victims of the junta. Because we can't forget what happened during it. We just can't!
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