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After suffering a heart attack, retired General José Mendieta (Damián Alcázar) is haunted by his dark past as an officer in Operation Condor, the CIA-backed campaign of political repression in Latin America that was responsible for executions, torture, and imprisonments in the 1970 s. It is estimated that over 400,000 people were imprisoned and 30,000 forcibly disappeared as a result of these government actions. In a letter to his son Pablo (Bernardo Peña), Mendieta confesses the role he played in the abduction, persecution, and execution of countless men and women during his posting to Chile. Journalist Marco (Carlotto Cotta) and his pregnant wife Luciá (Carla Ortiz) are among those who were arrested, along with their activist friend Antonio (Tomás Fonzi) and revolutionary Andrea (Ana Calentano). They suffer terribly under Mendieta and his cohort Sanera (Rafael Ferro, Guapas), which leads to a cascade of betrayals, secrets, and stolen lives that spans generations. Olvidados (Forgotten), Bolivia s Foreign Language Film submission for the 87th Academy Awards®, stars renowned actors from five countries, and was filmed in Bolivia, Argentina, and New York. It is the first film to specifically address the horrors perpetrated under Operation Condor, which was responsible for: 50,000 deaths; 30,000 'disappeared'; and 400,000 arrested and imprisoned in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
P**R
Might have been a good film.
I did not finish this film. It was about a retired Latin american military man who was a torture and killer of political opponents of the military dictatorship. Now in his final days he's haunted by those he has killed.
J**M
incredibly poignant and important film
Really hard to watch at times but this is what happened in many countries in latin America in the 70's and 80's: dictatorships, aided by the CIA, made sure that any leftist dissident would be silenced; thousands were tortured and killed, never to be found. It's an important film to watch because it is based on real historical facts, and it's a reminder of what can happen when any government slowly becomes empowered to silence opposing ideas...
S**I
Captivating
Incredibly engaging throughout the whole film. Great music, beautifully shot, great editing, and incredible performance.
A**S
Five Stars
The film is greatI love it
A**R
Five Stars
Excellent product and service!
C**A
I so awaited the release of this film. I ...
I so awaited the release of this film. I am always looking for Spanish-language films that present history from a different narrative.While this film provides much information in a dramatic format, it will be impossible for most viewers to appreciate without a very clear understanding of the history it attempts to portray. The story is an important story, but this film does not have the qualities needed to reach a wider audience and therefore inform them of the atrocities that occurred in South America during these years of horrific oppression.
D**Z
An UNFORGETABLE Cold War Era Drama set in South America
Certainly the most UNFORGETABLE film of this year's Chicago Latino Film Festival.A BOLIVIAN historical drama about the 1970s-80s Cold War era "Operation Condor" in which the militaries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay -- its officers having trained at the U.S. "School of the Americas" -- WORKED TOGETHER to abduct, torture and DISAPPEAR as many as 60,000 suspected leftists across southern South America thereby CRUSHING an ALSO certainly _coordinated_ multinational Communist insurgency across their lands. BUT AT WHAT COST? A tremendous and again UTTERLY UNFORGETABLE FILM -- http://frdennismoviereviews.blogspot.com/2015/04/forgotten-orig-olvidados-2014.html
R**R
Excellent, compelling, emotional story.
An excellent movie about an often forgotten, dark chapter in Latin America's history.
W**J
Great movie! Highly recommend...
Thank you for selling this, sadly wasn't available in the UK. Quality was great as was the movie.
A**R
Five Stars
Well done.
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