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Examines the possiblity that a young woman was stolen from her parents during the Argentine government's military crackdown.
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The Argentine military governments (The Juntas) of the 1970's and early 1980's left a terrible legacy. Not only were there Los Desaparecidos (thousands of Disappeared political prisoners), but also babies taken from their parents at birth, and relocated with families of the leaders and cronies. The Lost Steps (Los Pasos Perdidos ) is the story, 20 years later, of Argentine-born Monica (Visedo) apparently living a contented life in Spain with her parents until one day she is confronted by a man claiming to be her grandfather. Director Manane Rodriguez skillfully weaves the intense political strife with one man's faith that his granddaughter is alive, and his remorseless search in finding her.
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