In a story that looks different as the story tells of horrific real events that have already taken place in Argentina. The story began with the family of Puccio Clan, a Buenos Aires family that kidnapped four people, three of whom were killed in the 1980s, apparently all within a few days.
Some of the movie's political shadings about Argentina in the early '80s may not quickly resonate with American viewers. Still, it's impossible not to be drawn into the unnerving world of the Puccios.
The familiar beats of the crime saga ... are all present and correct. But the dark political and societal subtext makes for a new, discombobulating sensation.
The inclusion of archival footage of Alfonsín and General Galtieri is not only part of Trapero's attention to period detail but also serves to contextualise the film within a wider culture of memory politics.
