The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo (1985)

Original title

Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo

Directed by

Susana Blaustein Muñoz, Lourdes Portillo

Genre

documentary film

Country

Argentina

Runtime

1h 04m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a group of Argentine mothers who demand answers about their disappeared children during the country's military dictatorship. They organize weekly protests in a public square to press for justice and truth.

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What happens

The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo (Spanish: Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo) is a 1985 Argentine documentary film directed by Susana Blaustein Muñoz and Lourdes Portillo about the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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