The Trial
Synopsis
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.
Schedule
1st Screening
3 November 2024, 19:00 GMT+7
Production Team
Ulises de la Orden
Ulises de la Orden started his career in film in 1991, as an occasional actor in short films made by friends, and running cables for slightly larger productions, music videos, and ads. Since 1998, with his production company, Polo Sur Cine, he has been doing his own projects, which have taken him to places as diverse as Hungary, France, England, India, Hong Kong, China, Canada, the United States, Paraguay, Chile, and all of Argentina. He is always seeking to tell the stories that touch his heart, in connection with the environment, indigenous peoples and the most pressing social and political issues.
Details
2023 DocLisboa | From the Earth to the Moon
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