Night of the Pencils (1987)

  • NR
  • 03/14/1987 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 45m

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.

María Seoane

Novel

Héctor Ruiz Núñez

Novel

Héctor Olivera

Director, Screenplay

Daniel Kon

Screenplay

Cast

Alejo Garcia Pintos's headshot

Alejo Garcia Pintos

Pablo
Vita Escardó's headshot

Vita Escardó

Claudia
Pablo Novak's headshot

Pablo Novak

Horacio (as Pablo Novarro)
Leonardo Sbaraglia's headshot

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Daniel
José María Monje's headshot

José María Monje

Panchito (as José Ma. Monje Berbel)
Pablo Machado's headshot

Pablo Machado

Claudio
Adriana Salonia's headshot

Adriana Salonia

María Clara
David Gerber's headshot

David Gerber

Rusito

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