For the Eyes of Mariana

For the Eyes of Mariana

60 mins | Documentary | Feb. 14, 1999

We follow the efforts of Ester Gatti to find her missing granddaughter Mariana Zaffaroni. As a child, Mariana and her parents were kidnapped by a Uruguayan military team. The little girl was taken by an agent in the intelligence service who brought her up as his own daughter. Sixteen years later Ester found Mariana, but the girl chose to go on living with the people who had kidnapped her. This documentary raises questions about identity, memory and the value of truth.

For the Eyes of Mariana

60 mins | Documentary | Feb. 14, 1999

For the Eyes of Mariana
We follow the efforts of Ester Gatti to find her missing granddaughter Mariana Zaffaroni. As a child, Mariana and her parents were kidnapped by a Uruguayan military team. The little girl was taken by an agent in the intelligence service who brought her up as his own daughter. Sixteen years later Ester found Mariana, but the girl chose to go on living with the people who had kidnapped her. This documentary raises questions about identity, memory and the value of truth.
Producers Point du jour, Tevé Ciudad
Original title Por Esos Ojos
Directors Virginia Martínez, Gonzalo Arijón
Writers Virginia Martínez, Gonzalo Arijón

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