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Title: Silenced, The
Author: FAVA CLAUDIO
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 09/03/2021
Imprint: POLARIS PUBLISHING
Price: $20.00
Publishing status: Active
Argentina,1978. President Jorge Rafael Videla's military dictatorship reigns with an iron fist, regularly kidnapping, torturing and murdering political activists and opponents and their families at secret concentration camps. The country is locked in a spiral of fear and chaos and are soon to host the World Cup.
As the cacophony of protest against Videla's government rises, his regime's drive to 'disappear' these troublesome elements accelerates before they can embarrass him in front of the world's media
This is the story of a rugby club that refused to be silenced. When one of their teammates is found dead assassinated the Club La Plata first XV took a minute's silence before their next game. The minute ran to two … to three … For ten long minutes they stood in furious silence.
But when the junta learned of this protest it wasn't long before another player disappeared. And then another. Over the course of four years, nineteen players for La Plata were murdered by the regime: gunned down, assassinated, 'disappeared'.
'A gargantuan, memorable story, a film in the making, ready for global success.' La Repubblica
'A powerful and heart-breaking story about sacrifice and courage.' Le Monde
ISBN: 9781913538293
Dimension: 198mm X 129mm