Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo

A compelling documentary account of the protests organised by the mothers of 30,000 people who disappeared in Argentina during the wave of kidnapping, tortures and murders initiated by the military junta during the 1970s. Winner of 17 International Awards.

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Credits

co-producer

Lourdes Portillo

Susana Manoz

Duration

01:04:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017349

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Argentina

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Kidnapping

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

History → History

Places → Argentina

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1985

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