Within the framework of the 37th edition of the Goya Awards held in Seville, “Argentina, 1985”, the film directed by Santiago Miter and starring Ricardo Darín and Peter Lanzani, won the award for Best Ibero-American Film and is preparing for the gala of the Oscars.
The Argentine film arrived as the favorite against the other productions; “1976” from Chile, “La jauría” from Colombia, “Noche de fuego” from Mexico and “Utama” from Bolivia. And the prophecy was fulfilled: “Argentina, 1985” surpassed the rest of the films and achieved the recognition that “The Secret in Their Eyes”, “Wild Tales”, “El Clan” and “El Ciudadano Ilustre” also received in previous editions. , among other.
Upstage, Cecilia Suárez and Alberto Ammann were in charge of breaking the news, and Peter Lanzani went up to receive the award. “We saw how such an Argentine story was valued by different audiences that go through such particular situations and are so different and so similar at the same time. Those same wounds unite us all. The only way to fight against that is with Justice”, commented the actor.
The film about the trial of the juntas after the last military dictatorship that haunted the country is preparing for the next Oscars, where it competes for the Best International Film award. So far, the film has won various awards, including the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and two awards at the Venice Film Festival.
Although the predictions for the next edition of the Oscars vary among the main New York media, “Argentina, 1985” is among the five favorites to win the statuette. If successful, it would be the third national origin film to do so; The official story of Luis Puenzo achieved it in 1985, while El secreto de la ojos de él won the award in 2009.
