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.

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