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The Night of the Pencils
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The Night of the Pencils (1986)7.3 /10

16 (AR) · Argentina · Spanish · 105 min · Mar 14, 1987 · More  
Directed by:  Héctor Olivera

Storyline:  A re-creation of a disturbing historical event during Argentina's last dictatorship, in which seven students, advocating for the reduction of bus fares, are kidnapped and only one survives to reveal the horrors. In a moving narrative, the young people become tragic symbols of government-sponsored disappearances, where resistance and the pursuit of justice are highlighted in the face of oppression in a chilling vision of the harsh realities of that tumultuous era.

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