
Overthelast15years,thebloodymilitaryregimethatruledArgentinafrom1976to1983hasbeenreferredtoasa"civic-militarydictatorship"duetotheheavyinvolvementofcivilsectorsinitsoperations.Thoselinkedtobigfactoriesandcompanieswerethemainbeneficiariesoftheeconomicpoliciesoftheperiod.Thesecompaniesactivelycontributedtotherepressionofworkersanduniondelegatesandeventothetragiccountofthe30,000"desaparecidos".<br/> JonathanPerel'sdocumentaryisaspreciseaspossibleaboutthiscomplicitywithdeathandterror.Hismethodisdisarminglysimple,butalsoclear,powerfulandconclusive.Thefilmisstructuredasaseriesofsteady,handheldlongshotsrecordedfrominsideacarparkedinfrontofthesecompaniesalloverArgentinatoday,mostofthemstillactive.Onthesoundtrack,wehearthevoiceofPerelhimselfcasuallyreadingoutexcerptsfromabookneverprinted:the25casestudieswhichmakeupthereportbytheMinistryofJusticeandHumanRightsdemonstratingcorporateaccountabilityintherepressionofworkers.Hisgazeisakintothatofprivatedetectivedeterminedtopreventthesecompaniesfromeludingjustice.