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The Trial

The Trial

1985, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The trial of the Military Juntas of the last dictatorship (1976/83), accused of crimes against humanity. As in Nuremberg after World War II, the trial is entirely recorded in U-matic tapes. For 90 days, the testimonies of the horror were heard and a final sentence: Never Again.

The defenders and the political and ideological positions of those who supported the dictatorship. In the voice of the victims, the stories of torture and pain. Life and death in the same room.

An archive of the past and a film that raises a starting point.

Dir. Ulises de la Orden | 177min | 2023 | Argentina, Norway, France, Italy

"a profound work of preservation and remembrance....Footage from the 1985 Trial of the Juntas is expertly edited into a documentary providing unforgettable witness to the repression that ‘disappeared’ thousands" - Guardian

"a necessary act of memory — for such is the only way justice truly endures" - New York Times

“Unexpectedly cinematic. Compulsively watchable.” - Filmmaker Magazine

" There is a powerful anonymity to the testimonies. They stand for the many unheard, the many lost" - Cineuropa

"illustrates the boundlessness of human perversity and sadism when legitimized by ideology." - IDFA

" a film upon which the power to imagine and to comprehend depends" - Berlinale

The Trial
  • The Trial

    Dir. Ulises de la Orden | 177min | 2023 | Argentina, Norway, France, Italy

    1985, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The trial of the Military Juntas of the last dictatorship (1976/83), accused of crimes against humanity. As in Nuremberg after World War II, the trial is entirely recorded in U-matic tapes. ...

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    1985, Argentina. The trial of the Military Juntas of the last dictatorship (1976/83), accused of crimes against humanity. As in Nuremberg after World War II, the trial is entirely recorded on U-matic tapes. For 90 days, the testimonies of the horror were heard and a final sentence passed: Never A...