Night of the Pencils
Movie • 1986 • Drama
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The Night of the Pencils was a series of kidnappings and forced disappearances, followed by the torture, rape, and murder of a number of young students during the last Argentine dictatorship (known as the National Reorganization Process). The kidnappings took place over the course of several days beginning on September 16, 1976.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Most of the students who died were teenagers.
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A girl repeatedly hits her head on a wall and says she wants to die.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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the main characters are held in captivity
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Two of the girls were pregnant. One of them gave birth. We don't know if the other one gave birth before she died, or if she was killed while pregnant. In any case, it is implied both of them died.
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A girl gives birth off screen, but she is shown in pain from contractions.
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A jewish man held in captivity is told slurs, held at gunpoint, and forced to say antisemitic things.
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Only one of the students is fred. The rest are still missing.
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