The Girlfriend - 1989

Since childhood, Raquel and Maria have been close friends. Now all grown-up, Raquel has fulfilled her dream of becoming an actress, while Maria has married a handyman, given birth to three children and runs the family household. In the wake of the Argentine military coup of 1976, Maria's oldest son Carlos is abducted. Desperate, Maria turns to her prominent friend for help. Yet the more Raquel gets involved in the search for Carlos, the more she becomes herself a target of the junta. Finally, she flees from Argentina to Berlin. Meanwhile Maria joins a group of women who investigate the fate of their disappeared relatives. In 1983, after the fall of the dictatorship, the two friends meet again.

110min
1989
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.8/10

Cast

Lito Cruz profile pictureLito CruzComisario Tito
Harry Baer profile pictureHarry BaerAmigo de Raquel en Berlín
Claudio Rissi profile pictureClaudio RissiParapolicial
Jorge Sabaté profile pictureJorge SabatéParapolicial
Bárbara Mújica profile pictureBárbara MújicaVoz en doblaje de Liv Ullmann

About The Girlfriend

The Girlfriend Overview

Since childhood, Raquel and Maria have been close friends. Now all grown-up, Raquel has fulfilled her dream of becoming an actress, while Maria has married a handyman, given birth to three children and runs the family household. In the wake of the Argentine military coup of 1976, Maria's oldest son Carlos is abducted. Desperate, Maria turns to her prominent friend for help. Yet the more Raquel gets involved in the search for Carlos, the more she becomes herself a target of the junta. Finally, she flees from Argentina to Berlin. Meanwhile Maria joins a group of women who investigate the fate of their disappeared relatives. In 1983, after the fall of the dictatorship, the two friends meet again.

Runtime: 110min

Extra details

Original Title: La amiga
Original Language: Spanish; Castilian
Directed By: Jeanine Meerapfel
Production Companies
Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KGJEMPSA