| Imagining Argentina | |
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| Directed by | Christopher Hampton |
| Screenplay by | Christopher Hampton |
| Based on | Imagining Argentina by Lawrence Thornton |
| Produced by | Michael Peyser Diane Sillan Santiago Pozo Geoffrey C. Lands |
| Starring | Antonio Banderas Emma Thompson Leticia Dolera Maria Canals Rubén Blades |
| Cinematography | Guillermo Navarro |
| Edited by | George Akers |
| Music by | George Fenton |
Production companies | Multivideo Arenas Entertainment Myriad Pictures Green Moon Productions Imagining Argentina Productions Ltd. Mike's Movies Tide Rock Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Arenas Entertainment (United States) Manga Films (Spain) Universal Pictures (Argentina and United Kingdom, through United International Pictures) |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Countries | Spain United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $383,106[1] |
Imagining Argentina is a 2003 drama historical film written and directed by British playwright Christopher Hampton and starring Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Leticia Dolera and Rubén Blades. It is based on the award-winning eponymous 1987 novel by American writer Lawrence Thornton. It was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2003 Venice Film Festival.
The film is centered on a couple living through the oppressive last military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983) and the Dirty War it conducted. Graphic images of suffering, such as rape and torture, are depicted. The closing caption states that a total of nearly 30,000 Argentines were "disappeared" through this period. The film was a joint USA/Argentina/Spain/UK production.