Night of the Pencils
They were young students. They were raped, tortured, and shot.
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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.
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Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
105 min
Release Date
1986-09-04
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
67
Vote Average
7.037
Alejo Garcia Pintos
Pablo
Vita Escardó
Claudia
Pablo Novak
Horacio
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Daniel
José María Monje
Panchito
Pablo Machado
Claudio
Adriana Salonia
María Clara
David Gerber
Rusito
Marcelo Serre
Corchito
Walter Peña
Carozo Schunk
Daniel San Joaquín
Chirom
Demián Celentano
Diamanti
Mariana Cedon
Luisa Pisani
Diego Korol
Crivelli
Gustavo Tieffenberg
Delegado asamblea 1
María Celina Bedini
Delegado asamblea 2
Carlos Lazzarini
Delegado asamblea 3
Cecilia Liébana
Delegado asamblea 4
Ana Celentano
Delegado asamblea 5
Gabriel Meyer
Delegado asamblea 6
Jorge Mastropietro
Delegado asamblea 7
Matías Ruiz
Estudiante primer año 1
Matías Coleff
Estudiante primer año 2
Tina Serrano
Nelva de Falcone
Héctor Bidonde
Doctor Falcone
Esteban Student
Jorge Falcone
Angela Ragno
Olga de Ungaro
Maruja Pibernat
Tía Rosa
Mario Rolla
Benito Díaz
Pochi Ducasse
Hedda de Díaz
Guillermina Selay
Marisa Díaz
Alejandro Galluccio
Daniel Díaz
Juan Manuel Tenuta
Rector "La Legión"
María Visconti
Profesora "Bellas artes"
Felisa Rocha
Profesora de inglés
Héctor Ezcurra
Rector Colegio Nacional
Hebe Vardino
Profesora Colegio Normal
Enrique Riestra
Policía de civil 1
Antonio Lorenzo
Policía de civil 2
Juan Palomino
Policía uniformado 1
Fredy Magliaro
Policía uniformado 2
Luis Minces
Judío
Guillermo Bravo Sosa
Católico
Ricardo Alanis
Montonero
Alejandra Sirlin
Muchacha
Octavio Gaspar
Muchacho
Carlos Weber
Lobo
Miguel Habud
Kung-Fu
Alberto Busaid
Gordo
Alfonso De Grazia
Falso cura
Néstor Jorge
Rubio
Ricardo Ibarlin
Chofer
María Nydia Ursi
Eugenia
Andrea Bonelli
Moni
Manuel Callau
Osvaldo
Martín Coria
El Negro
Miguel Ángel Porro
Cárdenas
Lorenzo Quinteros
Raúl
José Andrada
Guardia
Felipe Méndez
Médico
Miguel Dedovich
Teniente Coronel
Ricardo Fasan
Oficial comisaría
Humberto Serrano
Supuesto capitán
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Comisario jefatura
Juan Carlos Gianuzzi
Capitán regimiento
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Secretario del obispo
Daniel Kargieman
Cura arzobispado
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Mujer humilde
Rúbens Correa
Doctor Rossi
Pablo Moretti
Funcionario en TV
Marcelo Demarchi
Periodista TV 1
Roxana Bignasco
Periodista TV 2
Lucio Rubinacci
Locutor TV 1
Adolfo Vázquez Gamboa
Locutor TV 2
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