Winner of the Audience Award at the San Sebastian Festival and one of the clearest candidates for the Oscar for Best International Film in 2023, the Argentine film is a must-see in 2022.
‘Argentina, 1985’, one of the most acclaimed films of the year, arrives at the Amazon Prime Video catalog this Friday, October 21. Winner of the Audience Award at the last edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival and one of the strongest candidates for Best International Film at the 2023 Oscars, the Argentine film can still be enjoyed in theaters since its official premiere on 30 December. September, but now we can also enjoy it in streaming.
Directed by Santiago Miter and starring Ricardo Darín, ‘Argentina, 1985’ is inspired by the true story of prosecutors Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo, who in the 1980s dared to become the heroes of an entire country: together with a young team determined to protect the newly achieved democracy and protect Historical Memory, they decided to investigate and prosecute the bloodiest military dictatorship in history. Argentine history. A classic battle of David against Goliath that was full of obstacles, which we live in this film with a lot of epic and, also, a lot of sense of humor.
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As Mariona Borrull points out in the review of ‘Argentina, 1985’ in FOTOGRAMAS: “Miter activates all the levers of exciting cinema, including a tearful monologue by the great Laura Paredes, so that the horror is unmistakable. In times of oblivion and regression, perhaps we need all the hype and cymbal to clear up the doubt about truths that even today are denied to us“. Perhaps it is early to classify it as one of the best Argentine films in history, but it has certainly left its mark in its passage through festivals, movie theaters and, now, also in streaming via Prime Video.
Santiago Miter (‘Paulina’, ‘La cordillera’) is directing the film, with Mariano Llinás (director of the acclaimed ‘La flor’) as screenwriter. in the cast, Along with Ricardo Darín’s experience, we find a great co-star in Peter Lanzani (whom we saw in ‘El clan’), who brings his youth and impetus to the other half of the judicial tandem that made history. They are accompanied within the cast by Alejandra Flechenr, Santiago Armas, Laura Paredes and more.
With almost unanimous applause from critics, awards at festivals, Darín as the main Argentine ambassador and a good campaign on US soil, ‘Argentina, 1985’ could go far in the race for the 2023 Oscars. For now, we can enjoy it at no additional cost within the Amazon Prime Video catalog and get infected (hopefully) with her political commitment and her powerful fight for justice.
Source: Fotogramas
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