Though the Oscar-nominated film is a feature, 'the testimonies and the closing arguments are exactly what happened in court, word for word,' says Luis Moreno Ocampo, who served as deputy prosecutor at the trial.
Though the Oscar-nominated film is a feature, 'the testimonies and the closing arguments are exactly what happened in court, word for word,' says Luis Moreno Ocampo, who served as deputy prosecutor at the trial.
Argentina’s best-known actor talks about his latest film, in which he plays Julio Strassera, the real-life prosecutor responsible for bringing Argentina’s military dictators to trial.
If Santiago Mitre’s latest film seems overly reliant on a tried-and-tasted framework, it’s only because it’s taking such care to match form to content.
Venice Film Festival 2022: Santiago Mitre doesn't rewrite the historical drama, but his courtroom procedural on the Trial of the Juntas is an effective crowd-pleaser