Night of the Pencils (1986)

09/04/1986 (AR) • 1h 45m

Drama

They were young students. They were raped, tortured, and shot.

Overview

The Night of the Pencils was a series of kidnappings and forced disappearances, followed by the torture, rape, and murder of a number of young students during the last Argentine dictatorship (known as the National Reorganization Process). The kidnappings took place over the course of several days beginning on September 16, 1976.


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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

assassination

kidnapping

dictatorship

based on true story

torture

cine argentino

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