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Lamb of God (film)

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Lamb of God
SpanishCordero de Dios
Directed byLucía Cedrón
Written by
  • Lucía Cedrón
  • Santiago Giralt
  • Thomas Philippon
  • Pablo Ibañez
Produced byLita Stantic
Starring
CinematographyGuillermo Nieto
Edited byRosario Suárez
Music bySebastián Escofet
Release date
  • 25 January 2008 (2008-01-25) (IFFR)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • Argentina
  • France
LanguageSpanish

Lamb of God (Spanish: Cordero de Dios) is a 2008 Argentine historical drama film directed by Lucía Cedrón, in her debut work.[1]

Synopsis

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Lamb of God takes place in two different periods of Argentine history, thirty years apart. The film begins in 2002, with the Buenos Aires kidnapping-for-extortion of Arturo, a rich 77-year-old veterinarian who had thirty years earlier sympathized with the dictatorship and maintained good relations with the military. The kidnappers contact his thirty-year-old granddaughter Guillermina to obtain ransom, and she in turn turns to her mother, Teresa, who has lived in France as an exile for many years.

In 1978, Teresa and her husband, Paco, were militants against the dictatorship. Teresa was kidnapped and held in a detention center, before being eventually released. She subsequently found out that Paco had died in an unexplained shooting.

During negotiations for Arturo's release, the characters remember via flashbacks the events that each of them lived through in 1978, revealing the true plot.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Martin Luther King Jr. Documentary Rare 'Pristine Print' Screening".
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