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A Chocolate and a Press Operation (2022)
Directed by Carlos Castro, Silvia Maturana
Documentary · 1h 04m
In July 1982, a month after the capitulation of Argentine troops in the Falklands war with Great Britain, GENTE magazine published on the cover a photo of a boy who had sent a letter and a chocolate to an anonymous soldier. His letter and chocolate would never reach the recipient, the chocolate being later sold at a kiosk in the Argentinian town of Comodoro Rivadavia. 38 years later, Gustavo Vidal, the chocolate boy, embarks on a journey to reconstruct the story that moved, in its time, Argentines deceived by the press before, during and after the armed conflict with the United Kingdom.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Carlos Castro, Silvia Maturana
- Writer
- Pablo Navarro Espejo, Silvia Maturana, Carlos Castro
- Editor
- Gabriel Herce
- Producer
- Sergio "Chiru" López, Pablo Navarro Espejo, Cristian Villata
Details
- Original title
- Operación Chocolate
- Release date
- 2022-10-27
- Runtime
- 1h 04m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Argentina
- Production
- Adoquín Video Digital, INCAA, DOCA Documentalistas argentinos