Argentina / Oct 27, 2022

A Chocolate and a Press Operation (2022)
Directed by Carlos Castro, Silvia Maturana
1h 4minruntime
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Plot
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.
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Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Operación Chocolate |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Argentina |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Adoquín Video Digital, INCAA, DOCA Documentalistas argentinos |
| Release date | 27 ottobre 2022 |
| Executive producer | Ana Cutuli |
| Production | Sergio "Chiru" López, Pablo Navarro Espejo, Cristian Villata |
| Writer | Pablo Navarro Espejo, Silvia Maturana, Carlos Castro |
| Editing | Gabriel Herce |
| Cinematography | Sebastián Miglio, Roberto Persano, Silvia Maturana, Mónica Simoncini, Pablo Navarro Espejo, Omar Neri, Julia López |
| Assistant directors | Carlos Castro, Silvia Maturana |
| Camera operators | Roberto Persano, Silvia Maturana, Mónica Simoncini, Pablo Navarro Espejo, Omar Neri, Sebastián Miglio, Julia López |
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| Additional photography | Roberto Persano, Silvia Maturana, Mónica Simoncini, Pablo Navarro Espejo, Omar Neri, Sebastián Miglio, Julia López |
| Music | Carlos Senin, Lucho Corti |
| Sound | Lucho Corti, Carlos Senin |
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