El Lado Oscuro

El Lado Oscuro

1991 · 56 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama

An interrogator patiently listens to the confessions of a torturer who recreates, in minute detail, the bloody crimes he committed. This film is based on the true story of Antonio López Crespo, a lawyer for CONADEP, a commission created in 1983 to investigate human rights violations in Argentina.

Directed by Gonzalo Suárez · Written by Azucena Rodríguez

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