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Night of the Pencils
“They were young students. They were raped, tortured, and shot.”
7.0 / 10• 1986• 1h 45m•NR• Spanish
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Alejo Garcia Pintos
Pablo
Lead
Vita Escardó
Claudia
Pablo Novak
Horacio
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Daniel
José María Monje
Panchito
PM
Pablo Machado
Claudio
AS
Adriana Salonia
María Clara
DG
David Gerber
Rusito
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Héctor Olivera's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Night of the Pencils is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
