Night of the Pencils

Night of the Pencils

They were young students. They were raped, tortured, and shot.

1986 · 105 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Héctor Olivera · Written by Daniel Kon

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