the audience applauded

Fresh and Exciting

Did you people see the same film I saw?

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

I am not going to try to defend the idea of adding the supernatural device to an Argentine tragedy. It is up to those involved to decide whether that is disrespectful or not. But I do understand what the author was trying to do by adding that as a distancing / symbolic tool. As someone who visited ESMA in 2009, and spoke with many survivors and Madres, I heard every detail of "El Proceso" depicted in the film to be verified in their stories. As someone so moved by what I learned, and saw, and felt in that dark place, I had to stop the movie a dozen times and pick up at a later date. I think the filmmaker knew this and that is why the gimmick of the visions. Many people could not view it raw. Maybe this film is not for Argentinians who need to work it out for themselves (and despite many movies, they do not seem close to that yet) But The World needs to know the details, and this movie is one way to get a glimpse. Goodness knows United Statesers are largely ignorant of it. There is no danger of anyone taking the supernatural literally here. The movie does not pass itself off as that. But the details of the detention centers, while not comprehensive, are all substantiated by stories I heard and places I visited.

If you have to resort to chicanery including the likes of clairvoyance, many explicit scenes of sodomizing 'actors', child rape and other equal horrors to get your message across well then you should place 'phony' in your title.Not only was the film's major theme (unlawful detention of political opponents) overshadowed by the much porn shooting, the whole purpose for producing this trash remains unclear.The producers/directors/actors together should be ashamed for participating in this folly. By far this is the 'worst of the worst' of any international films I've viewed.Moreover, I can't believe that anyone would financially back such poppycock. Well, believe it or not, they did but to their disgrace.This film doesn't even deserve a single star. Really, I wish I could get back the whole two hours I wasted.

I was truly saddened as I watched this--as it hit me that the real tragedy of this time period was being used as a backdrop for a suspense story about a man who discovers his powers of clairvoyance. See "The Official Story" or "Missing," as another person mentioned on this message board, for a real sense of what happened.The gratuitous scenes of torture and death reflect a terrible lack of understanding of what went on in that country.The purpose of this film does not appear to be to shed light on any sort of reality of what happened, but rather to tell some sort of fictitious hero's story. It plays upon the deepest wishes of the victims of a tragedy for an outcome different from what really happened. Ridiculous and infuriating.

This was truly enjoyable movie in many ways.The acting was great all around. Powerful emotions were realistically portrayed by seasoned actors, relative newcomers and unknown extras alike. Direction, filmography and locations really come together to set a scene more realistic than most films even aspire to.This film succeeds in projecting, through the characters, the full range of emotions that any individual must feel when their freedoms are seriously undermined by a corrupt ruling power, the same power that they would normally look to to resolve such issues. This is not a feel-good movie, and anyone expecting comic relief at any time may be disappointed. This movie sets out to instill feelings in the audience that may help them to relate to the people in the story. It does not abuse concepts such as violence in order to get a kick out of the audience. Unfortunately, many of those who have posted comments on this movie have failed to grasp part of the point. This is not merely a movie designed to remind the viewer of the past. It intends to remind the viewer that such actions continue to occur worldwide, and that it is only the people themselves who can keep their governments from resorting to such inhumane measures, by reminding their rulers repeatedly that they will not stand for it, in their country or any other. Frankly, it disturbs me that films this deep go virtually unnoticed by the masses, while flashy but hollow explosion-fests receive awards.