Night of the Pencils

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Alejo Garcia Pintos

Pablo

Vita Escardó

Claudia

Pablo Novak

Horacio

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Daniel

José María Monje

Panchito

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Pablo Machado

Claudio

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Adriana Salonia

María Clara

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David Gerber

Rusito

Marcelo Serre

Corchito

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Walter Peña

Carozo Schunk

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Daniel San Joaquín

Chirom

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Demián Celentano

Diamanti

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Mariana Cedon

Luisa Pisani

Diego Korol

Crivelli

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Gustavo Tieffenberg

Delegado asamblea 1

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María Celina Bedini

Delegado asamblea 2

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Carlos Lazzarini

Delegado asamblea 3

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Cecilia Liébana

Delegado asamblea 4

Ana Celentano

Delegado asamblea 5

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Gabriel Meyer

Delegado asamblea 6

Crew

Art

• María Julia Bertotto Art Direction
• Lizzie Cuello Gebetsberger Assistant Set Decoration
• Juan Carlos Villar Title Designer
• Francisco Mascareño Set Decoration Buyer

Camera

• Leonardo Rodríguez Solís Director of Photography
• Marcelo Pais Camera Operator
• Oscar González First Assistant Camera
• Walter Lobótrico Second Assistant Camera
• Graciela Portela Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

• María Julia Bertotto Costume Design
• María Laura López Makeup Artist
• Silvina Irigoyen Costume Assistant
• Ruth Fischerman Assistant Costume Designer

Directing

• Héctor Olivera Director
• Lizzie Otero Assistant Director
• Gabriel Arbós First Assistant Director
• Carlos Gil Second Assistant Director
• Alejandro Galluccio Assistant Director Trainee

Editing

• Miguel López Editor
• Edmundo López Assistant Editor
• Margarita Brondolo Negative Cutter

Lighting

• Miguel Amengual Gaffer

Production

• Fernando Ayala Producer
• Alejandro Sessa Associate Producer
• Carlos Latreyte Production Manager
• Abelardo Constenla Production Assistant
• Horacio Ciancia Production Assistant

Sound

• José Luis Castiñeira de Dios Music
• Norberto Castronuovo Sound
• Modesto Diminutto Sound Assistant

Writing

• María Seoane Novel
• Héctor Ruiz Núñez Novel
• Héctor Olivera Screenplay
• Daniel Kon Screenplay