Argentina, 1985

Q&A with director Santiago Mitre, actors Ricardo Darín & Peter Lanzani, and producer Axel Kuschevatzky, moderated by JBFC Board President Janet Maslin

2022. 140 m. Santiago Mitre. Amazon Studios. Argentina. Spanish with subtitles. Rated R.

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Shortlisted for Best International Feature for the 2023 Academy Awards®

Argentina, 1985 is inspired by the true story of public prosecutors Julio Strassera, and Luis Moreno Ocampo, who dared to investigate and prosecute Argentina’s bloody military dictatorship. Undeterred by the military’s still considerable influence within their fragile new democracy, Strassera and Moreno Ocampo assembled a young legal team of unlikely heroes for their David-vs-Goliath battle. Under constant threat to themselves and their families, they raced against time to bring justice to the victims of the military junta.

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"Like a pair of old wingtips polished with wax, “Argentina, 1985” spins a notable piece of history into an impassioned courtroom drama flecked with quaint humor."
Natalia Winkelman, The New York Times

"It’s a forthright, muscular, and potent movie."
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

"Though the dramatic atmosphere could hardly be denser, it’s also pierced by surprising shafts of comedy; there is courage to be had, Mitre reminds us, in preserving a lightness of heart."
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

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Q&A with director Santiago Mitre, actors Ricardo Darín & Peter Lanzani, and producer Axel Kuschevatzky, moderated by JBFC Board President Janet Maslin

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Born in Buenos Aires, Santiago Mitre co-directed Love (Part One) which premiered in Venice’s Critics’ Week 2004. El Estudiante (The Student), his solo debut, won the Jury Special Prize in Locarno and was screened at TIFF and NYFF. Paulina won the Grand Prix of Critics’ Week and the FIPRESCI award at Cannes. La cordillera (The Summit) was selected for Un Certain Regard at Cannes. He recently released his fourth film Petite Fleur. Argentina, 1985 is his fifth feature as a writer and director.
Ricardo Darín is one of Latin America's most internationally acclaimed actors. The Buenos Aires-born star has demonstrated his versatility in films directed by Abbas Kiarostami, Damian Szifron, Fabian Bielinsky, Fernando Trueba, Pablo Trapero and Sebastian Borensztein, among many others. Darín is especially well known for his collaborations with director Juan Jose Campanella, including the Academy Award-winner The Secret in Their Eyes and the Academy Award-nominee Son of The Bride. He also starred in the International hit Wild Tales, also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and currently all-time box-office champ in Argentina with more than 4 million admissions sold.
Peter Lanzani is widely considered one of Argentina's best young rising stars. He started his career as a teen performer when he was sixteen years old in TV series before graduating to adult roles. In 2015, he starred in the true-crime hit film The Clan, playing the eldest son of a family of kidnappers and murderers. The Clan was awarded the Silver Lion at the Venice film Festival. He also had a major part in El Angel (2018), based on the true story of a well-known serial killer. The film debuted in Cannes in the Un Certain Regard official selection. His other features include Los Últimos, Hipersomnia and You Only Live Once, alongside Gerard Depardieu.