The Girlfriend

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Jeanine Meerapfel

Writers

Alcides Chiesa, Jeanine Meerapfel, Agnieszka Holland

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Country

Argentina, Germany

Release date

13 April 1989

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Liv Ullmann

  María

• 

  Cipe Lincovsky

  Raquel

• 

  Federico Luppi

  Pancho

• 

  Lito Cruz

  Comisario Tito

• 

  Víctor Laplace

  Diego

• 

  Harry Baer

  Amigo de Raquel en Berlín

• Nicolas Frei

• 

  Cristina Murta

• Gregor Hansen

• Chela Cardalda

• 

  Amancay Espíndola

• 

  Fernán Mirás

  Pedro