Academy Award nominated – Best International Feature
Golden Globe winner – Best Foreign Film
Goya Award winner – Best Latin American Film
BAFTA nominee – Best Feature in Foreign Language
70th San Sebastian Film Festival – Audience Award
National Board of Review – Freedom of Speech Award
Argentina, 1985 is a feature inspired by the true story of Julio Strassera, Luis Moreno Ocampo and their young legal team of unlikely heroes in their David-vs-Goliath battle in which, under constant threat, they dared to prosecute Argentina’s bloodiest military dictatorship against all odds and in a race against time to bring justice to the victims of the junta.
“It’s a forthright, muscular and potent movie”.
Featuring a star-studded cast led by Ricardo Darín (The Secret in Their Eyes, Wild Tales) as Julio Strassera and Peter Lanzani (The Clan, El Ángel) as Luis Moreno Ocampo, the film is directed by Santiago Mitre (Paulina, The Summit) and written by Mitre and Mariano Llinás (La Flor, Extraordinary Stories).
Filmed on the real locations where the action took place, Argentina, 1985 will have a theatrical release in its home country before being available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Argentina, 1985 producers are Axel Kuschevatzky, Federico Posternak, Agustina Llambi Campbell, Ricardo Darín, Santiago Mitre, Santiago Carabante, Chino Darín and Victoria Alonso. The executive producers are Cindy Teperman and Phin Glynn. The film, produced by Amazon Studios, La Unión de los Ríos, Kenya Films and Infinity Hill, is also the first-ever Argentinean Amazon Original film.
Director Santiago Mitre
Written by Santiago Mitre, Mariano Llinas
Producers: Axel Kuschevatzky, Federico Posternak, Agustina Llambí Campbell, Ricardo Darín, Chino Darín, Santiago Carabante, Victoria Alonso, Santiago Mitre
Cinematography: Javier Juliá
Editing: Andrés P. Estrada (credited also as Andrés “Pepe” Estrada)
Music: Pedro Osuna
Casting Director: Mariana Mitre
Starring Ricardo Darin, Peter Lanzani, Alejandra Flechner, Gina Mastronicola, Santiago Armas Estevarena, Laura Paredes, Carlos Portaluppi, Norman Briski, Claudio Da Passano, Héctor Díaz, Almudena González, Félix Santamaría, Manuel Caponi, Santiago Rovito, Brian Sichel, Antonia Bengoechea, Leyla Bechara, Paula Ransenberg, Guillermo Jacubowicz, Marcelo Pozzi, Joselo Bella, Jorge Gregorio, Marcelo López, Carlos Ihler, Héctor Balcone, Jorge Varas, Pepe Arias, and Fernando Contigiani.
Genre: Thriller
Nationality Argentina
Language: Spanish
Production Companies Amazon Studios, La unión de los ríos, Kenya Films, Infinity Hill
Release dates:
- September 3, 2022 – World Premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival
- September 10, 2022 – North American Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
- September 29, 2022 – Theatrical release in Argentina
- October 21, 2022 – Streaming release on Amazon Prime Video (globally)