The film “Argentina, 1985”, present in the Amazon Prime Video catalog, was very successful with critics and audiences.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the Argentine feature film (in collaboration with the United States), selected to represent the country at the 2023 Oscars in the Best International Film category, appears with an impressive 97% on Tomatometer, based on critical reviews and 98% of the approval in the Audience Score, a note intended for public impressions.
Argentina, 1985 won the Audience Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival and has been screened in other prestigious film festivals around the world, including those in Venice, London and Rio de Janeiro.
The film hit theaters in Argentina in late September and hit Prime Video last Friday, promising a strong campaign by Amazon to get into the Oscar fight.
“Argentina, 1985” is inspired by the true story of prosecutors Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo, a duo who dared to investigate and prosecute Argentina’s bloody military dictatorship in 1985. Strassera and Ocampo have assembled a young legal team full of unlikely heroes to face the influence of the military of the time, for a battle in the style of David versus Goliath.
The film was shot in real historical locations, under the direction of Santiago Miter, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Mariano Llinás.
Ricardo Darín and Peter Lanzani star in the film, respectively in the roles of prosecutors Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo. In addition to the duo, the film has cast names such as Alejandra Flechner, Carlos Portaluppi, Norman Briski, Héctor Díaz, Alejo García Pintos, Claudio Da Passano, Gina Mastronicola, Walter Jakob and Laura Paredes.
“Argentina, 1985” joined Prime Video on 21 October and is available in the streaming catalog.
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