

“They were young students. They were raped, tortured, and shot.”
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.
Director
Héctor Olivera
Writers
Héctor Olivera, Daniel Kon
Release Date
September 4, 1986
Runtime
1h 45m
Status
Released
Original Language
es
Vote Count
70
Aries Cinematográfica Argentina