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Films with theme "Films about Latin American military dictatorships", sorted by production date
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Themes Politique, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Che Guevara - Mort et légende d'un révolutionnaire est un film documentaire sur les aventures de Che Guevara et sur l'histoire de sa dépouille.
Baptism of Blood (2007)
, 1h34Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Films about religion, Films about suicide, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Caio Blat, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Marcélia Cartaxo, Cynthia Falabella, Jean-Pierre Moulin, Babu Santana
In 1968, the Dominican friars of São Paulo became part of the resistance against the military dictatorship in Brazil. Under the pseudonyms of "Tito", "Betto", "Oswaldo", "Fernando", and "Ivo", the friars join the Ação Libertadora Nacional, a communist guerrilla movement headed by Carlos Marighella. The friars' superior, Diogo, recommends them to be more careful, and they decide to disperse themselves.
Chronicle of an Escape (2006)
, 1h43Directed by Adrián Caetano
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships, Children's films
Actors Rodrigo de la Serna, Pablo Echarri, Micaela Vázquez
In 1977, Claudio Tamburrini (Rodrigo de la Serna) was a goalie for a minor league soccer team when he was kidnapped by members of the Argentine secret military police. He is taken to a detention center known as Sere Mansion: an old dilapidated house in the suburban neighborhood of Morón on the suspicion he is an anti-government terrorist.
, 2h26Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Caio Blat, Paulo Autran, Simone Spoladore, Liliana Castro
The story takes place entirely during a few months in 1970, in the city of São Paulo. Mauro, a 12-year-old boy, is suddenly deprived of the company of his young parents, Bia and Daniel Stein, who are political activists on the run from the harsh military government, which was strongly repressing leftists all over the country. Against this backdrop of fear and political persecution, the country is at the same time bursting with enthusiasm for the coming World Cup, to be held in Mexico, the first one to be transmitted live via satellite.
Hermanas (2005)
, 1h28Directed by Julia Solomonoff
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Valeria Bertuccelli, Nicolás Pauls, Ingrid Rubio, Pedro Pascal
In 1976, during the political turmoil in Argentina, two sisters flee their country right after Natalia's politically active boyfriend Martin disappeares; one goes to Spain, and the other to Texas, United States.
The Ambassador (2005)
, 56minutesThemes Films about immigration, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
The film examines the career of John Negroponte, focusing primarily on his time as U.S. Ambassador to Honduras in the early 1980s. It brings to light the militaristic aspects of his service in the region in relation to the Reagan Doctrine. Interviews with numerous Central American human rights activists point to Negroponte’s alleged complicity in war crimes not only in his nation of diplomatic assignment, but also in neighboring El Salvador as a part of the Salvadoran Civil War and in Nicaragua as an aid to the Contras. The documentary covers forced disappearance as part of this involvement including the disappearance of 179 Hondurans and specific examples such as the case of Father James Carney, whose brother is interviewed. The film also contains interviews with former U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Jack R. Binns, Negroponte’s predecessor; indigenous Guatemalan activist Rigoberta Menchú, and Salvadoran bishop Medardo Gomez.
Assassination Tango (2004)
, 1h54Directed by Robert Duvall
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Robert Duvall, Rubén Blades, Kathy Baker, Luciana Pedraza, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Michael Corrente
Anderson (Duvall) is a successful American hitman whose employer sends him to do a job in Argentina. His contacts inform him that his target is a former general. Following a meeting with one of the co-conspirators, Anderson hears music and is shown a tango studio. He is immediately entranced by the dancing and wants to learn more about it, which leads to his meeting with Manuela, a local tango dancer and instructor. Things are not as easy as they seem. Anderson learns that the assassination job will be delayed, due to his target sustaining an injury in a riding accident. A paranoid Anderson simultaneously rents a room in two different hotels. From the safety but close proximity of one hotel room, he witnesses police converge on the other hotel. Anderson will fulfill his obligation to do the job despite the obvious reality that there is a leak. In the meantime, Anderson begins to immerse himself in the world of the tango, while balancing his plans to carry out the hit. We witness the conspirator Miguel (Rueben Blades) being harshly interrogated by Buenos Aires police. Miguel can eventually breathe a sigh of relief when his conspirator within the Argentinian federal authorities shows up. Anderson (Duvall) eventually makes it out of Argentina safely.
Cautiva (2004)
, 1h55Genres Drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Hugo Arana, Susana Campos
Cristina Quadri (Barbara Lombardo) is the model of a perfect student. Smart and affluent, her life is in perfect order until, one day, she is called from her class and made to appear in front of a judge. The judge informs her that her biological parents disappeared in the 1970s. Cristina is forced to go live with her grandmother, Elisa (Susana Campos), who has spent the past 16 years attempting to locate Cristina (whose birth name was Sofia). Although, at first, she is hurt, bitter and confused, Cristina/Sofia eventually grows to care for Elisa and begins to research the fate of her parents - and how much her adoptive parents knew of the truth.
Almost Brothers (2004)
, 1h42Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Werner Schünemann, Caco Ciocler, Maria Flor, Babu Santana
Salvador Allende (2004)
, 1h40Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Origin Chili
Genres Biography, Documentary
Themes Politique, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Patricio Guzmán
This film shows how Allende managed to be elected in Chile and brings hope to a part of the population by enforcing socialist measures. It also explores Richard Nixon's policies and his orders to the CIA (Project Fubelt) concerning Allende during his election campaign.
Machuca (2004)
, 2hDirected by Andrés Wood
Origin Chili
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Seafaring films, Politique, Films about sexuality, Transport films, La sexualité des mineurs, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Manuela Martelli, Ariel Mateluna, Matías Quer, Aline Küppenheim, Federico Luppi, Francisco Reyes Morandé
The film is from the perspective of Gonzalo Infante, a privileged Chilean boy, during a time period in which the lower classes are politically mobilized, demanding more rights and forcing fundamental change. At the same time the upper middle class, including Gonzalo's own family, grow fearful of the growing socialist movement and plot against the country's elected president, Salvador Allende. Gonzalo's father, while sympathetic to the poor and not part of the right-wing movement, wants to leave the country to Italy, where he frequently travels for work, to avoid the Socialist policies. Sra. Infante is having an affair with a wealthy older gentleman, who gives Gonzalo gifts to keep him quiet. Gonzalo is sometimes bullied by his sister's boyfriend, who is a violent anti-Allende right-winger who uses nun-chucks to intimidate people. The family often buys products off of the black market, due to rationing and shortages.
Social Genocide (2004)
, 2hDirected by Fernando Solanas
Origin Argentine
Genres Documentary
Themes Politique, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Fernando Solanas
After the fall of the military dictatorship in 1983, successive democratic governments launched a series of reforms purporting to turn Argentina into the world's most liberal and prosperous economy. Less than twenty years later, the Argentinians have lost literally everything: major national companies have been sold well below value to foreign corporations; the proceeds of privatizations have been diverted into the pockets of corrupt officials; revised labour laws have taken away all rights from employees; in a country that is traditionally an important exporter of foodstuffs, malnutrition is widespread; millions of people are unemployed and sinking into poverty; and their savings have disappeared in a final banking collapse.
A Less Bad World (2004)
, 1h30Directed by Alejandro Agresti
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Carlos Roffé, Ulises Dumont, Julieta Cardinali, Mex Urtizberea, Rodrigo Noya
In early 2000s Isabel (Mónica Galán) discovers that her husband Cholo (Carlos Roffé), vanished 20 years before as desaparecido, victim of the Dirty War by the Argentine military junta, is still alive and lives in a sea village near Patagonia. So she decides to meet him again and travels with her daughters: Sonia (Julieta Cardinali), daughter of Cholo that has never met his father, and Beba (Agustina Noya), a little girl daughter of another man.
The Blonds (2003)
, 1h29Directed by Albertina Carri
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Albertina Carri
The film deals with a child, whose parents were among the tens of thousands of Argentines who were murdered during the military junta's Dirty War, who years later has to contend with the pain barely remembered.
Imagining Argentina (2003)
, 1h47Directed by Christopher Hampton
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Kuno Becker, Leticia Dolera, Rubén Blades, Claire Bloom
The movie is set during the Dirty War in 1970s Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the military government is abducting those opposed to its rule. Cecilia, a dissident journalist, is kidnapped by the secret police to join the ranks of the 'disappeared'. Cecilia had earlier published a provocative article in her outrage over the disappearance of students protesting bus fares.