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1978 (2024)

1978 poster
Directed by
Luciano Onetti, Nicolás Onetti
Genre
horror film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
+16
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 60 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1978 during the World Cup final between Holland and Argentina, a paramilitary squadron kidnaps the wrong people and stumbles into a deadly cult. The film follows the squad as they face the consequences of their mistake.

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What happens

1978 is a 2024 Argentinian horror film directed by Luciano and Nicolas Onetti and started by Agustin Pardella, Carlos Portaluppi, Mario Alarcon, Agustin Olcense, Maria Eugenia Rigon, Paula Silva among others. It's produced by black Mandala productions. Set in 1978 in the final game between Holland and Argentine, a paramilitary squadron kidnapped the wrong people, a deadly cult. The movie had a domestic release in the Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2024, and afterwards in Buenos Aires Rojo festival of 2024 edition. The release date in Argentine theaters was to be in March 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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