"This week, we asked The Atlantic 's writers and editors: What is a foreign film you'd recommend to somebody who hasn't seen one before? Their picks-which follow an Argentinian lawyer's life-changing case, two lovers in a French seaside town, and more-show that the boundaries of language don't impede the thrill of a good story. Argentina, 1985 (streaming on Prime Video) If you tend to sit out non-American films, consider making an exception for Argentina, 1985."
"Under their rule, thousands of leftists (and suspected leftists) disappeared. Many of the pregnant women who were taken to secret detention centers were killed after giving birth so that military couples could adopt the infants. The film starts almost two years after the dictatorship ended in 1983: Julio César Strassera, a Buenos Aires lawyer-big mustache, big glasses, nice suit-is tasked with taking the juntas' leaders to court so that his newly democratic nation can confront its past and heal its wounds."
Recommendations highlight foreign films as accessible and compelling viewing for newcomers to non-American cinema. Argentina, 1985 is a courtroom drama about the trials of military-junta leaders who ruled Argentina for over seven years and whose regime caused thousands of disappearances and clandestine adoptions of infants. The film follows Julio César Strassera, a Buenos Aires lawyer tasked with prosecuting junta leaders nearly two years after the dictatorship ended, as he assembles a young team to gather evidence and testimonies across the country. Other picks include French seaside romances, showing storytelling can cross language boundaries and deliver emotional impact.
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