Night of the Pencils
They were young students. They were raped, tortured, and shot.
1986 · 1h 45m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Héctor Olivera
Overview
The Night of the Pencils was a series of kidnappings and forced disappearances, followed by the torture, rape, and murder of a number of young students during the last Argentine dictatorship (known as the National Reorganization Process). The kidnappings took place over the course of several days beginning on September 16, 1976.
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