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    The Official Story 1985 POSTER

    The Official Story

    1985

    Spanish

    7.7

    17

    100%

    89%

    Action

    buenos aires, argentina

    Drama

    family secrets

    high school teacher

    History

    history teacher

    husband wife relationship

    military dictatorship

    War

    Luis Puenzo Luis Puenzo Director Marcos Woinsky Marcos Woinsky as Pablo Rago Pablo Rago as Norma Aleandro Norma Aleandro as Alicia Héctor Alterio Héctor Alterio as Roberto
    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.
    The Colonel's Stray Dogs 2021 POSTER

    The Colonel's Stray Dogs

    2021

    English

    6.6

    3

    Action

    africa

    dictator

    Documentary

    freedom fighter

    libya

    military dictatorship

    political activism

    Khalid Shamis Khalid Shamis Director
    In 1981, seven Libyan exiles formed the core opposition group to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Thirty years later, they are back to their country only to inherit the mess he left. The film is an intricate blend of rare first-hand accounts, propaganda archival material turned on its head, evocative cinematography and an untold history of a country.
    Azor 2021 POSTER

    Azor

    2021

    French

    6.5

    12

    98%

    65%

    Action

    banker

    corruption

    disappearance

    Drama

    military dictatorship

    rumors

    swiss bank

    Thriller

    Andreas Fontana Andreas Fontana Director Rafael Fernandez Rafael Fernandez as Concierge / Conserje Hotel Mariano Llinás Mariano Llinás as Homme du bar / Hombre en la barra Fabrizio Rongione Fabrizio Rongione as Ivan de Wiel Elli Medeiros Elli Medeiros as Magdalena Padel-Camón / Alicia Domecq
    Yvan De Wiel, a private banker from Geneva, is going to Argentina in the midst of a dictatorship to replace his partner, the object of the most worrying rumors, who disappeared overnight. Between hushed lounges, swimming pools, and gardens under surveillance, a remote duel takes place between two bankers who, despite different methods, are the accomplices of a discreet and merciless form of colonization.
    Adriana's Pact 2017 POSTER

    Adriana's Pact

    2017

    Spanish

    7.6

    1

    1970s

    Action

    australia

    chile

    Documentary

    military dictatorship

    pinochet regime

    santiago, chile

    Lissette Orozco Lissette Orozco Director Lissette Orozco Lissette Orozco as Self Adriana Rivas Adriana Rivas as Self
    Lissette's favorite aunt Adriana, who lives in Australia, is arrested in 2007 while visiting her family in Chile and accused of having worked for dictator Pinochet's notorious secret police, the DINA, and of having participated in the commission of state crimes. When Adriana denies these accusations, Lissette begins to investigate her story in order to film a documentary about her.
    Trauma 2017 POSTER

    Trauma

    2017

    Spanish

    4.7

    5

    24%

    24%

    Action

    chile

    Crime

    ditadura militar

    Drama

    história

    history

    Horror

    military dictatorship

    Thriller

    trauma

    Lucio A. Rojas Lucio A. Rojas Director Catalina Bianchi Catalina Bianchi as Mamá de Juan Felipe Ríos Felipe Ríos as Mario Nicolás Platovsky Nicolás Platovsky as Mirista 2 Eduardo Paxeco Eduardo Paxeco as Pedro
    Four friends visit a rural locality of Chile, are brutally attacked by a man and his son. After not finding help in the town, they decide to confront these men with the help of a pair of policemen. But in this way, they will discover that their attackers have in their blood the direct legacy of the darkest period of Chilean history and will have to face the most brutal enemy.
    The Clan 2015 POSTER

    The Clan

    2015

    Spanish

    6.9

    29

    85%

    77%

    Action

    affectation

    argentina

    Biography

    buenos aires, argentina

    Crime

    Drama

    kidnapping

    military dictatorship

    ransom

    Thriller

    Pablo Trapero Pablo Trapero Director Guillermo Francella Guillermo Francella as Arquímedes Puccio Jesús Berenguer Jesús Berenguer as Contempomi Franco Masini Franco Masini as Guillermo Puccio Stefanía Koessl Stefanía Koessl as Mónica
    In Argentina, between 1982 and 1985, the Puccios, a well-established family of San Isidro, an upper-class suburb of Buenos Aires, kidnap several people and hold them as hostages for a ransom.
    Kóblic 2016 POSTER

    Kóblic

    2016

    Spanish

    6.4

    71%

    41%

    air force pilot

    argentinean history

    Crime

    dirty war

    Drama

    haunted by the past

    military dictatorship

    state crimes

    Thriller

    Sebastián Borensztein Sebastián Borensztein Director Ricardo Darín Ricardo Darín as Koblic Inma Cuesta Inma Cuesta as Nancy Abian Padrón Abian Padrón as Preso 8 Rafael Ayuso Rafael Ayuso as Preso 9
    Colonia Helena, Argentina. The mysterious Tomás Kóblic, a former Navy pilot, works as a fumigator while dealing with his dark past and the intrigues of the corrupt police commissioner…
    1987: When the Day Comes 2017 POSTER

    1987: When the Day Comes

    2017

    Korean

    7.7

    33

    82%

    65%

    Action

    democracy

    Drama

    historical event

    History

    military dictatorship

    protest

    student protest

    students' movement

    Thriller

    Joon-Hwan Jang Joon-Hwan Jang Director Kim Yun-Seok Kim Yun-Seok as Park Cheo-Won Na Chul Na Chul as Public Security Office Investigator Lee Hee-Jun Lee Hee-Jun as Reporter Yoon Sang-Sam Tae-ri Kim Tae-ri Kim as Yeon-Hee
    In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government of officials are quick to cover up the death and order the body to be cremated. A prosecutor who is supposed to sign the cremation release, raises questions about a 21-year-old kid dying of a heart attack, and he begins looking into the case for truth. Despite a systematic attempt to silence everyone involved in the case, the truth gets out, causing an eruption of public outrage.
    The Wolf House 2018 POSTER

    The Wolf House

    2018

    Spanish

    7.5

    20

    96%

    79%

    Action

    adult animation

    Animation

    chile

    Drama

    germany

    Horror

    military dictatorship

    pinochet regime

    stop motion

    Joaquín Cociña Joaquín Cociña Director Karina Hyland Karina Hyland as Introduction Carlos Cociña Carlos Cociña as Introduction Amalia Kassai Amalia Kassai as María Rainer Krause Rainer Krause as Wolf
    After escaping from a religious colony in Chile, Maria seeks shelter in a mansion where she’s taken in by two pigs, its only inhabitants. Like in a stop-motion dream, the universe of the house reacts to her feelings. The animals slowly morph into humans and the house into a dark, menacing world.
    Four Days in September 1997 POSTER

    Four Days in September

    1997

    Portuguese

    7.4

    2

    59%

    76%

    Action

    ambassador

    assassination

    Drama

    freedom

    History

    military dictatorship

    plot

    revolutionary

    Thriller

    Bruno Barreto Bruno Barreto Director Alan Arkin Alan Arkin as Charles Burke Elbrick Fernanda Montenegro Fernanda Montenegro as Dona Margarida Caroline Kava Caroline Kava as Elvira Elbrick Fisher Stevens Fisher Stevens as Mowinkel
    Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil and ask for the release of fifteen political prisoners in exchange for his life.
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