Is Night of the Pencils scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Night of the Pencils sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Night of the Pencils easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Night of the Pencils violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Night of the Pencils end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Night of the Pencils

Name: Night of the Pencils
Genre: Drama
Released: 1986
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Alejo Garcia Pintos, Vita Escardó, Pablo Novak, Leonardo Sbaraglia, José María Monje

They were young students. They were raped, tortured, and shot.

Directed by Héctor Olivera

Produced by Aries Cinematográfica Argentina

1986105 min7.0 / 10

A harrowing true-crime account of state terror and the systematic torture and murder of innocent young students under dictatorship.

The Night of the Pencils was a series of kidnappings and forced disappearances, followed by the torture, rape, and murder of a number of young students during the last Argentine dictatorship (known as the National Reorganization Process). The kidnappings took place over the course of several days beginning on September 16, 1976.

Clusters

Realistic Films About Cruelty Government Oppression Dramas Murder And Assassination Violent Revenge Movies Kidnapping and Hostage Situations

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Assassination Kidnapping Dictatorship Based On True Story Torture

Questions people ask

Is Night of the Pencils scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is Night of the Pencils sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is Night of the Pencils easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Is Night of the Pencils violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.
Does Night of the Pencils end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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