Santiago Mitre

Argentina, 1985 (Santiago Mitre and Ricardo Darín).

Exclusive interview backstage with Ricardo Darín and Santiago Mitre (Argentina, 1985) after receiving their awards. .

A team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time in this drama by Santiago Mitre, the Buenos Aires born director's third feature film. Greet Ramaekers got his reaction on the morning of the nominations.

From the moment it had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Argentina, 1985, the new film by Santiago Mitre starring Ricardo Darín and Peter Lanzani, has been a crowd pleaser, regardless of where it has been screened. It was not a surprise that it won the Audience Award at the San Sebastián Film Festival, or that it has become an instant hit in its own country, where lines form regularly around the block to enter the cinemas, a rarity in these days of watching content on platforms at home.