Abducted at birth during Argentina’s dictatorship, a 46-year-old man finally finds his biological family thanks to the tireless work of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo. In his search for the truth, he uncovers a vast programme of illegal adoptions and crimes committed during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship.
Argentina, UK, 86 min, 2025
Festival: Festival del Cinema Ibero-Latino Americano di Trieste – Official Selection
Production: Bethnal Films, Al Jazeera Network Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo
Country of film: Argentina
Director: Florencia Santucho, Rodrigo Vazquez-Salessi
Writer: Rodrigo Vazquez-Salessi
Director of Photography: Andrés Irigoyen, Malena Bysrowicz, Rodrigo Vazquez-Salessi
Editor: Jimena Zárate, Rodrigo Vazquez-Salessi
Sound: Mariana Delgado, Guido Deniro
Music: Mariano Escudero
This film is Florencia Santucho’s directorial debut, while Rodrigo Vázquez-Salessi is an award-winning filmmaker and war correspondent who honed his craft in Argentina before moving to the UK in 1995 to study at the National Film & TV School.
