Is The Official Story sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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 The Official Story easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 The Official Story violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Official Story end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Official Story scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Official Story

Name: The Official Story
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1985
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Hugo Arana, Guillermo Battaglia, Chela Ruiz

A truth too frightening to ignore

Directed by Luis Puenzo

Produced by Progress Communications, Historias Cinematográficas

1985112 min7.5 / 10

A morally urgent family drama that uses a mother's discovery of her daughter's origins to interrogate complicity, state violence, and the cost of willful ignorance during Argentina's dictatorship.

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.

Clusters

Realistic Injustice Dramas Loyalty Under Pressure Government Oppression Dramas Weddings and Marriage Family and Marriage Problems

Genres

Drama History

Keywords

Husband Wife Relationship Buenos Aires, Argentina Family Secrets High School Teacher Military Dictatorship History Teacher Argentinean History 1980s State Crimes Adopted Daughter Mother Daughter Relationship

Questions people ask

Is The Official Story sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The Official Story easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Official Story violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Official Story end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Official Story scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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