Verdades Verdaderas (2011)

Original title

Verdades verdaderas, la vida de Estela

Directed by

Nicolás Gil Lavedra

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Venezuela, Argentina, Spain

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A biographical film about Estela de Carlotto, the president of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo. It follows her personal and political struggle to find her grandson, who was taken during Argentina's military dictatorship.

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What happens

Verdades verdaderas (Spanish: True Truths), also known as Verdades verdaderas, la vida de Estela (True Truths, the Life of Estela), is a 2011 biographical drama film directed by Nicolás Gil Lavedra in his feature directorial debut. The film, an Argentine–Spanish–Venezuelan co-production, dramatises the life of Estela de Carlotto, the president of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo human rights organisation, focusing on her search for her grandson taken during Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976–1983). It stars Susú Pecoraro as Carlotto, with Alejandro Awada, Rita Cortese, Laura Novoa, Inés Efron and Fernán Mirás in supporting roles. The film was released theatrically in Argentina on 17 November 2011 and screened at several international festivals, including the Mar del Plata International Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Pecoraro won the Best Actress award at the Viña del Mar International Film Festival for her performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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