Cinema
Garage Olimpo
Marco Bechis · 1999
Synopsis
María, a young woman opposed to the military dictatorship, teaches the inhabitants of a poor suburb of Buenos Aires to read, according to the Cannes Film Festival. One morning, soldiers in plain clothes abduct her before her mother's eyes and take her to a clandestine centre; the Tiger, who runs it, entrusts her to one of his men to make her talk. Antonella Costa and Dominique Sanda play the leading roles.
Context
Co-produced by Argentina, France and Italy, the film was presented at Cannes, in the Un certain regard section, in May 1999, then released in Argentina on 2 September. The Garage Olimpo was a real detention and torture centre in the heart of the capital. The film received the Grand Coral in Havana, the international critics' prize in Thessaloniki and best film in Cartagena.
Who it is for
A drama in Spanish, one hour thirty-eight minutes long, on clandestine detention, restrained and harrowing.
Prizes and reception
Awarded prizes in Cuba, Greece and Colombia, and presented at Cannes the same year.
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