Funny Dirty Little War (1983)
3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 20min
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- Synopsis:
Hector Olivera's scathing satire of Argentina's bloody political past is an acerbically funny look at the dirty tricks and terrorism in the wake of President Juan Perón's death in 1974. Federico Luppi ( The Devil's Backbone) stars as the liberal city administrator of a provincial town who barricades himself in the city hall when the right wing of the Peronist movement targets him in a smear campaign. The name calling and Keystone Kops shootout begins as a farce but gets darker and deadlier as a fascist goon squad starts executing "subversives" and torturing prisoners, and the local activist youth group turns terrorist guerrilla brigade. Simultaneously horrifying and hilarious, Olivera deftly twists the satirical knife (both sides chant "Viva Perón" while killing their former friends and neighbors) without losing the black humor, the gut-wrenching irony, or the humanity of the victims. - Actors:
- Federico Luppi, Víctor Laplace, Héctor Bidonde, Rodolfo Ranni, Miguel Ángel Solá, Julio De Grazia, Lautaro Murúa, Graciela Dufau, Ulises Dumont, Raúl Rizzo, Héctor Canosa, José María López, Emilio Vidal, Fernando Iglesias 'Tacholas', Augusto Larreta, Rodolfo Brindisi, Fernando Álvarez, Fernando Olmedo, Patricio Contreras, Maria Socas
- Others:
- Héctor Olivera
- Aka:
- No habrá más penas ni olvido
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Argentina
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