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Compelling documentary account of the protests organised by the mothers of the 30,000 people who disappeared in Argentina during the wave of kidnapping, tortures and murders initiated by the military junta during the 1970s.
The film traces the development of the organisation from 1977 and demonstrates its influence on the Argentine government, particularly since the election of Raul Alfonsin as president in 1983.
It includes trials of the culpable military leaders, footage of the regular protests in Argentina and Europe and Interviews with several mothers, religious leaders, witnesses, activists, the Argentine Minister of the Interior and former President Carter's head of the Human Rights Commission.
A powerful real-life companion piece to the recent Academy Award winner. THE OFFICIAL STORY. LES MADRES is a moving testament to the Argentine mothers and their peaceful, courageous struggle for human rights and justice.