Night of the Pencils

Night of the Pencils

1986
1h 45m
7.0

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"They were young students. They were raped, tortured, and shot."

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.

Status: Released

Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Companies
Aries Cinematográfica Argentina
Production Countries
Argentina
Spoken Languages
Spanish

Quick Facts

Original Title La Noche de los Lápices
Release Date September 4, 1986
Status Released
Language ES
IMDb ID tt0193355

Cast

Alejo Garcia Pintos
Alejo Garcia Pintos

Pablo

Vita Escardó
Vita Escardó

Claudia

Pablo Novak
Pablo Novak

Horacio

Leonardo Sbaraglia
Leonardo Sbaraglia

Daniel

José María Monje
José María Monje

Panchito

Pablo Machado
Pablo Machado

Claudio

Adriana Salonia
Adriana Salonia

María Clara

David Gerber
David Gerber

Rusito

Marcelo Serre
Marcelo Serre

Corchito

Walter Peña
Walter Peña

Carozo Schunk

Daniel San Joaquín
Daniel San Joaquín

Chirom

Demián Celentano
Demián Celentano

Diamanti

Key Crew

Héctor Olivera
Director
Fernando Ayala
Producer
Daniel Kon
Screenplay
Héctor Olivera
Screenplay