Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Benas Mcloughlin Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

oliveira-7 Not a masterpiece, but an interesting approach to the horror that cloaked Argentina during the 1976-83 military dictatorship, when people disappeared by the thousands, most being killed without leaving a trace. A great reminder of what civil rights are worth for. This movie drifts a little, to some viewers, in injecting a psychic element, however this too arguably gets some credibility within the setting, and does remind us of how impossible it would be to actually find the disappeared people. And, among those who survived, so many shattered lives! Anyway, the emotional impact is surely strong, and the disgust with the nazi-like characters in all kinds of uniform is something to be remembered. The most important here is to pay attention to history. Remembering is the one thing the real-life criminals are most afraid of. Even if they remain unpunished and everybody prefers to move on and forget, remembering is the right thing to do. As said on a line, the horror goes away only until a next time.

Jay Harris This is not a happy, joyful film. There was a period where innocent people were arrested & brutally questioned & subsequently disappeared.This tragedy occurred in many countries around the world,Antonio Bandares & Emma Thompson are a happily married couple with a teen aged daughter. Emma is arrested for no good reason, The rest of film is Antonio's search. It is a very grim search.This is perhaps Antonio Bandares' best role to date.Why this had such a poor release in the US or anywhere is beyond me.The Director & screenplay writer is Christopher Hampton, an Oscar winner for Dangerous Liassons, Emma Thompsin is an Oscar winner, & Antonio Bandares is a major star.This is an excellently acted & made film. It is not for children, as it is quite violent & there are more than a few scary images.It is a fine drama & should be see, It is in English.rating:***1/2 (out of 4)91 points (out or 100) IMDb 8 (out of 10)

jimmylee-1 So, I'm not the best at keeping up with current events. I have a job that I spent most of my time at to keep from being laid off. Local newspaper information about other countries and governments tends to be skimpy and colored by what the newspaper thinks we're interested in seeing.I am eternally grateful to live where I do, but it's only through books like "House of Spirits" and "Bitter Winds" that I really hear about other regimes.Because I spend a lot of time at a job that isn't exactly relaxing, I'm not hot on movies that are stressful. Classic musicals, comedies, and movies that have big names or get a lot of buzz are movies I'm likely to see. If this move had been made in Spanish and lacked Thompson and Banderas, I wouldn't have seen it. If that means the movie wasn't true to Argentina as some of the reviewers have indicated, well, at least the story reached one more person this way.Maybe the story had some holes in it (OK, the ESP thing was a little far fetched), but the overall impression of the method used to administer "political" power in a oppressive regime will never leave me. (And the movie reminded me why isolating armaments to a military group is a really bad idea.) Several comments from the reviewers were incredibly moving, made me appreciate all the more that I live where I do, and made me very glad that I did see this movie.

rainstorm79-1 The first thing I'd like to say is I've been reading people's comments about this movie, and I'm really touched at how much people round the world know about the worst period in Argentinian history. As regards the movie itself, I wouldn't like to disrespect anyone, but I think it is a lousy portrayal of real events. I agree with someone that the title allows for the viewer to expect a free interpretation rather than an accurate historical account. I disagree with someone about the images of torture being too many and too cruel. I think they were too soft. I've seen at least twenty Argentinian movies dealing with this topic (actually, I'd say nine out of ten Argentinian movies have at least one referent to it). The point is, no one can make a movie about "El Proceso" but an Argentinian citizen. It's nothing to be proud of, but it's our burden. I didn't have anyone missing, but I grew up with this, and it'll never be over for us. I understand the good intentions of everyone involved in this movie, and I think it's important that people in other countries let the world find out what happened here, but if you really want to know, you should see local accounts, without fake accents (subtitles are not that bad once you get used to them). Oh, and just for the record, the oppressors were ten times more somber and disgusting than what the movie shows. Most of them still feel the same way about everything they did, and as someone said, justice in this country is a lost cause. I just pray it never happens again. Thanks for reading.