The Official Story is an Argentine drama film directed by Luis Puenzo. The film is centered around the life of Alicia, a high school history teacher who has raised a daughter named Gaby with her husband Roberto. It is set in the year 1983, in the last days of Argentina's military dictatorship.
Alicia is a privileged woman who lives a comfortable life with her family, but she begins to question the truth about Gaby's adoption. As she delves deeper into her daughter's past, Alicia discovers that Gaby is the child of a "desaparecido" - one of the people who were abducted and disappeared during the dictatorship's reign of terror. The revelation shocks Alicia and makes her confront the difficult truth about her country's dark past.
The Official Story is a poignant and powerful film that explores the themes of identity, memory, and truth. It sheds light on the atrocities committed by the military regime in Argentina and the impact they had on the lives of ordinary people. The film won the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award in 1985, and it is widely regarded as a classic of Argentine cinema.