The Year of Fury

Political thrillers are not always defined by the lives and actions of politicians, but also by those of normal people during turbulent times. Rafa Russo exquisitely showcases that in his tight-knit film that looks for the unseen heroes at the dawn of the dictatorship in Uruguay.

Synopsis

Uruguay (1972) unavoidably falls into a terrible dictatorship. Two writers of a well-known TV comedy show, struggle to maintain their integrity under the pressure they receive to tone down their political satires against the military. On the side of the oppressors, the lieutenant in charge of torturing subversive youth, finds emotional refuge in a prostitute. Slowly, the lives of all of them are deeply impacted by the yoke of the dictatorship that looms over them.