The Official Story
1985 · 112 min · Director: Luis Puenzo
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Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.
Emotional fingerprint
The Official Story (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Anxiety20%
- Guilt15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 22 % | 2 % | 8 % | 2 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 25 % | 6 % | 14 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 31 % | 18 % | 24 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 50 % | 41 % | 46 % | 33 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 68 % | 73 % | 70 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Disturbing | 79 % | 64 % | 71 % | 73 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 40 % | 51 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 39 % | 49 % | 45 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 65 % | 49 % | 56 % | 46 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 49 % | 57 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 48 % | 57 % | 35 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 48 % | 54 % | 43 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 63 % | 45 % | 46 % | 45 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 38 % | 41 % | 41 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 41 % | 50 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Empathy | 74 % | 61 % | 70 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 83 % | 75 % | 81 % | 59 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Sadness | 85 % | 75 % | 80 % | 66 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Tension | 86 % | 74 % | 79 % | 69 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Sadness | 88 % | 77 % | 82 % | 70 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Ana
Dante
General
Rosa
Father Ismael
Grandmother
Dora
Andrada
Details
- Directed by
- Luis Puenzo
- Written by
- Luis Puenzo, Aída Bortnik
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1985
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Country
- Argentina
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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