Imagining Argentina
Imagining Argentina is a 2003 drama historical film written and directed by Christopher Hampton and starring Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Leticia Dolera and Rubén Blades. It is based on the award-winning homonymous novel by Lawrence Thornton. It was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2003 Venice Film Festival.
Plot
During the last civil-military dictatorship in Argentina, the military government is abducting those opposed to its rule. Cecilia, a dissident journalist living in Buenos Aires, is kidnapped by the secret police to join the ranks of the disappeared. Cecilia had earlier published a provocative article in her outrage over the forced disappearance of students protesting the bus fares.
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| author | Christopher Hampton |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Argentina |
| director | Christopher Hampton |
| editor | George Akers |
| genre | drama historical political |
| keywords | detainee disappear dissident force forced disappearance journalist kidnap last civil-military dictatorship military dictatorship military government national reorganization process naval mechanics school navy petty-officers school of mechanics night of the pencils psychic psychic power secret police students protesting the bus fares theatre |
| musicBy | George Fenton |
| producer | Diane Sillan Geoffrey C. Lands Michael Peyser Santiago Pozo |
| productionCompany | Myriad Pictures |
| publisher | Arenas Entertainment |
| recordedAt | Almería Buenos Aires Madrid |
| theme | independent war |