The screening on 16 May will be preceded by an introduction by curator and writer Adam Feinstein.
Set in Buenos Aires in the immediate aftermath of The Dirty War, The Official Story tells the story of high school teacher Alicia, played by a real-life exile from the military, Norma Aleandro, who comes to suspect that her adopted child might be the child of disappeared parents.
Living a comfortable life with her husband, a wealthy businessman with ties to the military, Alicia is able to largely ignore the growing protests of families of the thousands of people who were abducted or killed by the government.
But as she starts talking to people around her, Alicia becomes all to aware of the possibility that her daughter had been forcibly taken at birth. The Official Story traces Alicia's journey from ignorant bystander to unwitting participant in the regime's kidnapping of thousands of babies.
This is a taut thriller and compelling drama that deservedly won a spate of awards, including the Oscar for best foreign film.
