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La noche de los lápices

  • 1986
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.4K
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La noche de los lápices (1986)
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This films tells the true story of seven teenagers who agitated for reduced student bus fares under two different regimes in Argentina, with tragic results. At first succeeding under the gov... Read allThis films tells the true story of seven teenagers who agitated for reduced student bus fares under two different regimes in Argentina, with tragic results. At first succeeding under the government of Isabel Peron, their protests draw hostile attention from the military regime th... Read allThis films tells the true story of seven teenagers who agitated for reduced student bus fares under two different regimes in Argentina, with tragic results. At first succeeding under the government of Isabel Peron, their protests draw hostile attention from the military regime that overthrows Peron. The ensuing crackdown on student social activists is demonstrated whe... Read all

  • Director
    • Héctor Olivera
  • Writers
    • Daniel Kon
    • Héctor Olivera
    • María Seoane
  • Stars
    • Alejo García Pintos
    • Vita Escardó
    • Pablo Novak
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Héctor Olivera
    • Writers
      • Daniel Kon
      • Héctor Olivera
      • María Seoane
    • Stars
      • Alejo García Pintos
      • Vita Escardó
      • Pablo Novak
    • 14User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Alejo García Pintos
    • Pablo
    Vita Escardó
    • Claudia
    Pablo Novak
    • Horacio
    • (as Pablo Novarro)
    Leonardo Sbaraglia
    Leonardo Sbaraglia
    • Daniel
    José María Monje
    • Panchito
    • (as José Ma. Monje Berbel)
    Pablo Machado
    • Claudio
    Adriana Salonia
    • María Clara
    David Gerber
    David Gerber
    • Rusito
    Marcelo Serre
    • Corchito
    Walter Peña
    • Carozo Schunk
    Daniel San Joaquín
    • Chirom
    Demián Celentano
    • Diamanti
    Mariana Cedon
    • Luisa Pisani
    • (as Mariana Cedrón)
    Diego Korol
    • Crivelli
    Gustavo Tieffenberg
    • Delegado asamblea 1
    • (as Gustavo Tiffemberg)
    María Celina Bedini
    • Delegado asamblea 2
    Carlos Lazzarini
    • Delegado asamblea 3
    Cecilia Liébana
    • Delegado asamblea 4
    • Director
      • Héctor Olivera
    • Writers
      • Daniel Kon
      • Héctor Olivera
      • María Seoane
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews14

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    8imbrunitoh

    Truth.... hurts.

    Argentina is remembering the Nigh of the Pencils today, so I watched this movie. To a foreign person, this may only be the name of this movie or a catastrophe, but for any Argentinian, it's part of our soul, a part that we all are ashamed and we try day after day to prevent to happened again.

    Argentina has a slogan for this event "Nunca mas" (Nevermore), and this movie reflects this event and most importantly, the environment this actions were taken and how did they suffer.

    This movie is strong and cold, but show's the real experience of this event with a very smart cast, 7/10 but I will add +1 for being national.
    10rainerup

    Great movie of universal value

    This movie is not for the faint hearted, but it's the most realistic one I have ever seen about the brutality of a military dictatorship. But what I like most is the description of the friendship of college students who, despite emprisonmente and tortures, keep their dignity and their desire to struggle jointly for a better world. A movie which should be watched by every apathic teenager - the shock may really make him/her mature his/her views and attitudes.
    Pez2005

    Face the truth

    I must disagree with "Marychase", undoubtedly she speaks for that sector which still denies the atrocities which occurred under the Argentinian regime. Anyone with a minimum criteria and has seen this film, (which is based on TRUE facts, and not supposedly), cannot say that children are terrorists, just because they had an ideal and thought differently and then were prived of their lives. This movie shows how far hatred can go and how a regime can intend to erase beliefs and dreams of a better world. The "terrorist" argument has been used and abused as an argument against a movement which fights a dictatorship. It's like calling "la resistance francaise" terrorists during the nazi occupation. In my opinion this movie also shows the common reality between several southamerican dictatorships.
    bicho_dbz

    One of the greatests Movies from Argentina

    "La noche de los lapices" is one of the best movies Argentina's made, not only because the story behind the movie was one of the worst part of our history, but also because it was for the director a heroic act to release a movie like this on those times.

    I strongly beg you to NOT believe marychase's comment about this movie. If you actually WATCH the movie you'll notice that you'll need no "extra" info about that times.
    8fulvio-1

    To deny our past...

    To Deny our past, sometimes means to be ashamed of it. In Marychase's words, I can find only a feeling like this. As in my home country, Italy, in these years a lot of people try to deny the atrocities of Mussolini's dictatorship, I can see that in Argentina there are people that don't trust the slaughters committed by their military government during the seventies. This movie is poetic, sad, tragic but, I think, is very close to the truth. It's a movie, of course, with a plot, screenplay,...in a movie you can't necessarily see the whole story of a class of students. But what you see in it is something strong, hard and...unbelievable. And that's for some people don't want to believe it. Don't want to accept it. But it was true, sadly... And another shame regarding this movie is that's very hard to find it on DVD!!!

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    • Release date
      • September 4, 1986 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • Argentina
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Night of the Pencils
    • Filming locations
      • Colegio Nacional Rafael Hernández, La Plata, Argentina(Opening scene)
    • Production company
      • Aries Cinematográfica Argentina
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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