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Night of the Pencils

Night of the Pencils

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 4, 1986

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Drama

User Score

70%

Original Title

La Noche de los Lápices

Production Companies

Aries Cinematográfica Argentina

Director

Héctor Olivera

Description

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.