Santiago Miter spoke about the subject at a press conference for his film, starring Ricardo Darín, in Venice
Argentina, 1985who participates in the competition of the 79th Venice Film Festival, says the historian Judgment of the Commissionswhich condemned military personnel for the crimes of the last Argentine dictatorship (1976-1983), of which over 30,000 disappeared.
In the film directed by Santiago MiterRicardo Darín plays the prosecutor Giulio Strassera, which conducted the investigation to gather evidence that the kidnappings, torture and disappearances were part of a state policy to combat those who fought against the dictatorship. “It is a story that reflects one of the most important evidence in the history of Argentina and that has served as an example for the rest of the world,” said Darín, at the film’s press conference on Saturday afternoon 3. “Even if we are talking about recent past, there are resonances in the present. But the film focuses on the new generations, who must be very clear on this, that it is always necessary to defend truth and justice “.
This resonance in the present became more palpable with the attempt to attack Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Kirchner on Thursday 1st. The main suspect is the Brazilian identified as Fernando Sabag Montiel. The team was on the plane, en route to Venice, when it happened. “It was a big shock to all of us,” Miter said at a press conference on Saturday afternoon. “It is something horrible, which we never imagined could happen because we thought that the 1985 trial had eliminated violence forever as a possibility to solve political problems. It is something that we strongly repudiate. Strassera would be forever, and we see that in fact violence continues to exist. So the film acquires a reality that we never imagined. “
Argentina, 1985, which will soon premiere on Prime Video, is a classic courtroom film, no frills, efficient enough and easy to communicate with the audience. When Raúl Alfonsín became the first democratically elected president after seven years of dictatorship, he revoked the self-amnesty law passed by the military, paving the way for an investigation into the crimes committed by the regime. In principle, no one believed in a civil trial. But the military court refused to look into the case of members of the military junta that ruled the country. The government then formed a National Criminal Court of Appeals. The mission to investigate the case fell on Strassera, who had the help of assistant Luis Moreno Ocampo (Peter Lanzani) and other young people.
The film plays the same role that the rehearsals had at the time. By reproducing the testimonies of people who have been tortured or have had missing children and mothers, it makes those who look to see if there is anything that justifies a woman giving birth handcuffed and blindfolded, for example. Prosecutors hit the justice system: even if those people had committed crimes, they should have the same right that members of the military junta should have been tried following all legal processes.
“As artists, we have a responsibility to tell this story,” said producer Victoria Alonso, known for being behind numerous Marvel films. “This film could not have come at a better time, given the fragility of universal democracy”.
Source: Terra
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