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Argentina, 1968. In the midst of the Cold War, the dictatorship of Juan Carlos Onganía (1966-70) organizes the 9th Mar del Plata Film Festival in order to show the world its friendly face, while exercising censorship and repressing dissidence.

Released: Nov 20, 2021

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Nina Gilmizyanova

Narrator (voice)

Juan Domingo Perón

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Juan Carlos Onganía

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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