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www.iofilm.co.uk - : Set in 1970's Argentina when a military junta was in force, Christopher Hampton's harsh, harrowing film shows all too clearly the way a population can suffer at the hands of a dictatorship. As in Costa-Gavras's Missing, we see how easy it is for those who wish to engage in peaceful protest can ''disappear'', while behind the scenes, in ever-bulging makeshift prisons, torture, rape and abuse goes on. more...
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www.movie-gurus.com - : Have you ever heard of Imagining Argentina? Me neither, until I saw the new release listing. Believe it or not, it actually was released to theaters in 2004, of course it only lasted 14 days and took in less than $9,000 while playing on a single screen. Surprising considering it stars Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson, plus it was written and directed by Oscar winner Christopher Hampton. Anyway, let's take a look at the movie, which has a good concept, but the execution is such that I cannot really recommend it. more...
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