assassination,kidnapping,dictatorship,based on true story,torture

Night of the Pencils (1986)

Poster for Night of the Pencils

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Héctor Olivera
  • Profile picture of Alejo Garcia Pintos
    Pablo Alejo Garcia Pintos
  • Profile picture of Pablo Novak
    Horacio (as Pablo Novarro) Pablo Novak
  • Profile picture of Leonardo Sbaraglia
    Daniel Leonardo Sbaraglia
  • Profile picture of José María Monje
    Panchito (as José Ma. Monje Berbel) José María Monje
  • Profile picture of Adriana Salonia
    María Clara Adriana Salonia
  • Profile picture of Diego Korol
    Crivelli Diego Korol
  • Profile picture of Ana Celentano
    Delegado asamblea 5 Ana Celentano
  • Profile picture of Tina Serrano
    Nelva de Falcone Tina Serrano

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Keywords

  • assassination
  • kidnapping
  • dictatorship
  • based on true story
  • torture