The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis

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The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis

2016

1h 18m

Drama

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During the military dictatorship of Argentina in 1977, office clerk Francisco Sanctis, his wife and children lead a quiet life in Bueno Aires. But one day an old friend calls him after 20 years, asking him to sign something. When they meet, she explains that she actually wants him to warn two of her friends that are about to be kidnapped by the army, and Francisco must decide if he wants to risk everything for two strangers.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

It's a long night all right, though it may have been longer for me than for him.

Aug 24, 2017

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Guido Pellegrini

Slant Magazine

The film interrogates what it means to stay on the sidelines during a military government and asks whether such a stance is possible.

Aug 8, 2017

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Boyd van Hoeij

The Hollywood Reporter

Young writer-directors Andrea Testa and Francisco Marquez shrewdly use their Average Joe protagonist to explore questions of (feigned) political disinterest and civil responsibility under a repressive dictatorship.

Aug 8, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Looming dread of unchecked threats was palpable in every citizen. "The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis" displays an astute microcosm experience of such disquiet and paranoia.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 20, 2025

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

... the film by Andrea Testa and Francisco Mrquez allows another look, not only to the story from which they drew the inner voice of the protagonist... but to the drama that explodes in the life of this ordinary man. [Full review in Spanish]

Dec 5, 2017

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Louis Proyect

Counterpunch.org

Existential drama about a one-time radical now settled into a middle-class life-style being summoned to carry out a selfless task that might destroy everything he treasures, including his life.

Aug 24, 2017

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During the military dictatorship of Argentina in 1977, office clerk Francisco Sanctis, his wife and children lead a quiet life in Bueno Aires. But one day an old friend calls him after 20 years, asking him to sign something. When they meet, she explains that she actually wants him to warn two of her friends that are about to be kidnapped by the army, and Francisco must decide if he wants to risk everything for two strangers.

Director: Francisco Márquez, Andrea Testa
Production Co: Pensar con las Manos
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 19, 2017
Runtime: 1h 18m

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