Excelente, primer Oscar argentino, hay que verla. Siguen habiendo Gabys todavia.
Even though the changes undergone by the protagonist seem rushed (not even her hair seems to follow an entirely consistent evolution), this is a deeply disturbing and painful drama that poses hard questions and examines the terrifying truth about a horrific moment in History.
This is an impactful film although it is a very contained one. You have to have a good understanding of the social and political situation to more deeply appreciate the film. A little bit of additional context would have been helpful. As to the story itself, it is compelling. A woman with an adopted child wants to find out who is the child's biological mother. However, as secrets become revealed, knowledge of this information may have some dangerous consequences. It takes a critical look at the ideologies of the old world versus the new world through its characters without being bogged down by bleakness. There is strength and hope in the end.
A naive woman decides to investigate her daughter's secretive adoption 5 years later & discovers the true political horrors her government husband were involved in.
EXTRAORDINARIA HISTORIA GRAN PELICULA ARGENTINA DIGNA DEL OSCAR
Tough, tough, tough. A story about how the political and social circumstances of a country can mess up with entire families. Thousands of relationships torn apart in the name of ideology. But what's great about the Official Story are not only the political connotations, but the depiction of how the painful truth can destroy the story of many people, or well, the second part of the truth. Smoothly directed and acted. Highly recommended if you want to see how personal history can get.
Well made but a dragging film.
Alicia a History Teacher, discover by mean of their students and her own research the truth about her adopted daughter and the people missed by the dictatorship.
When the Personal and the Political Collide  Pretty much all the average American knows about Argentinian politics has been sung by Madonna and Antonio Banderas. I'll confess that I don't know that much more myself, even though I've personally known a person who lived in Argentina for a few years. I do know that the word Perón has complicated connotations there. It isn't all musical numbers--and even in the opera (there's not enough dialogue for me to call it anything else), neither Eva nor Juan comes across purely innocent. Now, of course, Eva was long dead before the Dirty War of the 1970s, which led to the events of tonight's film, but it was indeed about Juan. I don't pretend to understand all of what happened, and I don't plan to do the research necessary to do so. Certainly I'm not going to do it tonight. I know the generalities of South American history of that era well enough to get the outlines, and that's enough for our purposes.  Alicia Marnet de Ibáñez (Norma Aleandro) lives a perfectly happy life in what is probably Buenos Aires. She is married to Roberto (Héctor Alterio), and they have a beautiful daughter, Gaby (Analia Castro). Gaby is adopted. Alicia's best friend is Ana (Chunchuna Villafañe), who has spent the last few years in Europe. She has finally returned, and Alicia is delighted to see her. However, Ana tells a story of torture by the government, of fleeing ahead of death. She also tells Alicia of women whose children were stolen from them and given up for adoption to couples who will not ask too many questions. Alicia realizes that she knows nothing herself of the circumstances of Gaby's birth and adoption, and it is certainly true that Roberto is on familiar terms with certain people in power. She can no longer hide in her quiet life as a history teacher; current events are becoming more important. She must decide if she wants to find the answers and what she will do with them when she does.  The Wikipedia page talks about how Alicia must make the decision about whether to give Gaby back to her birth grandmother (Chela Ruiz as Sara) or not, but it never occurred to me that such was a possibility. I suppose it's possible that it's what Sara wanted, but I'm not sure it would be best for Gaby, surely what both women want. It seems clear that Gaby is going to lose the man she's always thought of as her father no matter what. I don't know that it would be the right thing for Gaby to lose the woman she thinks is her mother. Gaby is five, and she does not yet know that she is adopted. (To be fair, at that age, I'm not sure how much you can understand what adoption is even if you are adopted.) I'm not sure she'll understand if she is suddenly taken away from the only parents she's ever known, and I like to think that her grandmother will know that. What her grandmother went through was terrible, but I don't think that gives her a right to rob Gaby.  Alicia knew, of course, that what was happening with the government was hard on some people. She herself was interrogated about Ana's ex-husband. However, Ana hadn't told her what happened when they interrogated Ana. Alicia didn't know about the torture, at least in part because she didn't want to know. The boys in her history class know more than she, somehow, possibly because they're willing to learn. Ana's description of the couples who took those babies is that they would not ask too many questions, and it is exactly right. Oh, Roberto probably knew, or knew just enough to know what he didn't want to know, but Alicia did not. What she knew was that she who could not have children now at last had a daughter, and that was all she cared about. What she was forced to learn was that you can't always close your eyes just because it seems as though you're getting what you want. Getting what you want can come with a price. You should know what you are paying, and Alicia didn't.  Colonialism has left an uneven history around the world. Some countries came out of it better than others. I can't help wondering how much of that is how long they were left alone afterward, how much or how little interference how long ago. Juan Perón studied European fascism close up, and one of the things he didn't seem to learn was that it has yet to be sustained--possibly cannot be sustained. It is also true that the CIA spent considerable time interfering with the governments of the countries to our south in that era, and that certainly didn't help matters. There were problems filming this movie, because the military dictatorship still controlled Argentina at the time. In France at the same time, they were making the film which was nominated at the same time for Best Foreign Film--[i]Three Men and a Cradle[/i]--because France was in a place where they could make wacky comedies, and Argentina was in a place where the Disappeared were still part of life. So yeah, I guess.
A political drama set in early 80's Argentina. It was well acted and directed, but I didn't find the story as emotionally gripping as I thought I would.
A schoolteacher searches for her adopted daughter's origins.Beginning as a film about how teachers teach/indoctrinate the state's dominant paradigm, the film quickly shifts focus to the teacher's family life. We learn that it is likely that her daughter was procured by illegal or immoral means by her government official husband. Bourgeois versus common man sympathies becomes the main conflict for the family and the film. Thus, The Official Story is a heady drama, one that ultimately condemns the upper classes by revealing violence hidden beneath the veneer of respectability.I don't think I could appreciate the film as much as a native Argentinian because of my limited knowledge of their history; I've seen Evita and paid attention during World History in high school, but that's about it, and many of the oblique references to past military leaders was lost on me.The drama also unfolds slowly. There are long zooms and pans and numerous shots of the main character looking pensive.Overall, I think there's a lot to like about The Official Story, but it's not for all audiences, especially my classmates who fell asleep during World History and failed to see Evita.
incredible story, very hard and great acting
Norma Aleandro. . .jeez. Hector Alterio also excels in his role. I don't know much about the Dirty War though, this didn't really clear that up for me, but oh well.
It takes a very intimate story and allows us to see through a small crack all the horror and tragedy suffered by a whole nation. Overwhelming.
After much consideration, I finally decided to go for it paying respect to its IMDb ratings. The fact that it has historical background also played its part in luring me towards it. However, the story turned out to be extremely different than what I'd expected. Content-wise, not quality-wise. Neither delighted nor disappointed by it, I guess that knowing the relevant history (yeah, blindly jumped into it with the info that it has historical background; didn't dig even a wee-bit further about it at that time) might have helped more and made it more engaging. Unfortunately, I'd never heard about the historical Dirty War tragedy before watching this movie. I didn't find the movie that great. It had emotions, it had thrills, the acting was good, the music was good, the dialogues were excellent, but yet I won't call it a heart-wrenching drama. The overall outcome wasn't so incredible.This Oscar winning flick is undoubtedly watchable and shouldn't be a PITA. Although it might be painful in some other parts to some.
This movie depicts the days when people were looking for love ones lost during 70'.
A tragic political thriller that beautifully portrays the agony of communal guilt and the horrible fall-out of civil war. The film explores one woman's plight to discover the demise of her adopted child's birth mother, a journey that unearths various horrific truths about those in her town and even her family. At times this is an astoundingly touching and subtle film that proves Political thrillers need not be dressed up in stupidity and violence to effective or powerful.
Its a really great film that people should see and understand the history behind it.
I've seen this movie once, when it was released in 1985, and I didn´t like it much. I think the subject and the Oscar it got, just opportunistic. Maybe if I saw it again, I could change my mind.
Extremely powerful, moving and compelling, but disturbing as well.
Excellent film featuring truly gripping performances by Hector Aleandro and Hecter Alterio.
A timeless piece of history and filmaking. A stand out work of art.
A woman believes that her adopted daughter is the child of one of the many political enemies of the state who were murdered by the government. Fantastic performances, great script and it never got boring.
Good movie. Norma Aleandro is monumental in this shattering political drama. Because it is so superbly written and acted, its moral message is powerfully delivered. It condemns the military dictatorship as well as its enablers.
A truly excellent portrayal of people and the different things that happened during Argentina's Dirty War.
This sucks Donkey Cock
The Official story is a good planned story, but it plays like another soap opera, so I wasn't so excited.
Meet the most unlikely of activitsts. The transformation of this upper-class middle-aged woman from passive conservative to stunned and outraged citizen is a marvel!
!!!!Una Obra Maestra desde Argentina!!!
Un referente obligado de la cinematografia argentina y latinoamericana. Es una pelicula bastante seria por el tema tan sensible que aborda; una herida que aun no cierra y cuya marca ha quedado tatuada en el alma del pueblo argentino. Finalizado el llamado 'proceso de reorganizacion nacional' (la dictadura en Argentina entre 1976 - 1983) Alicia, una maestra de escuela (Norma Leandro) comienza a tener dudas sobre la forma en que su esposo Roberto (Hector Alterio) obtuvo la adopcion de su hija. De una manera inquietante comienza a indagar sobre la verdadera historia de su hija adoptiva encontrandose con una serie de motivos que sumergen a Alicia en una inmensa congoja, debido a que ella jamas tuvo alguna relacion directa con la cantidad de sucesos que ocurrieron en Argentina durante esta dictadura.. Es una pelicula fuerte porque se centra en hechos que hasta hoy, se mantienen tristemente en la historia.
Saw this for a class. It was very good. I especially loved the scenes with the friend Ana.
A very strong film that slowly builds up the tension until the explosive ending. Norma Aleandro is amazing!
overall good movie but i guess i would like to see a little more education on the conspiracy surround the revolution and especialy the kidnappning of the babies
Le robo las palabras a un critico sin darle credito por ello, porque me creo rebelde: La Historia Oficial es una leccion impecable de como traducir un conflicto transversal en una historia intima sin perder ni una cuota de su resonancia politica ni emocional, porque lo que mas hace la pelicula es, precisamente, joderte los nervios de la emocion hasta la muerte. Potentisima.
A devastating look at the aftershocks of Argentina's Dirty War via a single family as a mother investigates her adopted daughter's past.
Very powerful movie even today. First class acting with very intelligent and moving screenplay.
Unos de los mejores films argentinos de todos los tiempos, aborda un tema muy comprometedor para la época en que fue filmado, cuando la democracia daba los primeros pasos en este país. Una trama conmovedora que remite a una de las paginas más dolorosas de la historia argentina.
Wonderful lead performance by Norma Aleandro and a compelling if sad story make this worth seeking out.
El valor de enfrentarse a una verdad incomoda
want to see this because it won best foreign-language film at the oscars, at the golden globes, and with the LAFC, and was nominated for best foreign film by NBR
More politics and less melodrama would make this one a five stars. Awesome dialogues and performances, but all this stuff about the adopted child is dignous of a soap-opera.
Under-stated but very powerful. It captures various perspectives brilliantly in a very tight setting.
moving and subtle film
Portrays the consequences of the dissaperances brilliantly from an upper class point of view struggling to realize what has happened under their noses. At times it feels a little obvious and Hollywood in its direction but the eruption at the end between husband and wife is poignant and surprising. Solid drama.
Very great movie. I did not like when her husband beats her. She should have killed him for that. Besides that great movie. Lots of reading on this movie for you don't know the language.
I watched this because I just got done reading a book called Imagining Argentina which was about the same conflict this film deals with. I?d been meaning to see this winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar the year it came out. There isn?t a whole lot to say about it, the setting is interesting and the story is powerful. I thought some of the acting was a little weak, and the movie ended about fifteen minutes to early, otherwise it?s a good solid piece of work.
MUY BUENA PELICULA ARGENTINA
This movie had potential, but fell through the cracks. To bad.
Emotional and sad - really hit home for me
no hay nada mas conmovedor que una burgesa con culpa. That line changed my life.
Strong Recommendation for a depiction of the aftershock of one of the most brutal times in the Americas.
If you're into Latin American history specifically Argentine history, this movie is for you.
watch it so many times I could do it myself...in English of course.
The Official Story (1985) tells the tale of a middle-class high school history teacher named Alicia Ibariz (Norma Aleandro) who begins to suspect that her adopted five-year-old daughter, Gaby, might've been a child of two desaparacidos (the disappeared ones) -- victims of political abductions conducted by the military junta in Argentina in the late 1970's/early 80's. The film tracks Anna's journey from a state of blissful ignorance to one of guilt, complicity, and political awareness which is seamlessly juxtaposed against the backdrop of country waking from a long tortuous torpor. A visit from a friend (Chunchuna Villafañe) sets off a painful investigation into her daughter's background which unearths a long-hidden web of lies and wrongdoing.New York Film Critics Circle and Cannes Film Festival (tied with Cher for Mask) Best Actress winner Norma Aleandro delivers a powerhouse performance deserving of every accolade she received that year. She infuses Alicia with a deep level of understanding and compassion with just the right amount of middle-class obliviousness. The slow-churning realization that she and her husband, Roberto (played by the menacing Héctor Alterio) might be part of a larger blanket crime is heartbreaking to watch. The scene where she's folding Gaby's baby clothes is extremely touching, yet foreboding.The film's final scene is devastating, shocking, brutal and ultimately selfless-- all sentiments which seem to sum up the actions of the plot and historical background of this film. The Official Story is one of the best movies of the 80's and especially apropos for today. The lesson that those who sit back and watch people being persecuted (whether physically, mentally or with bigoted verbal assaults) are just as guilty as those actually committing the acts is important today.
Latino writers seem to understand the great irony that sometimes the only way to record the truth is through fiction. This movie tells the truth about the desaparecidos of the Argentine dirty war through the story of one family. It is an incredibly difficult movie to watch on an emotional level as it is on par with other movies that narrate some of the darker moments of recent world history.
What a film! One of the most incredible stories of the last 30 years, that should be shared with by more viewers.
My all time favorite film. ' La Historia oficial' adheres to the subject of the disappeared due to dictatorship in Argentina. No matter how many times I saw it stays with me at all time. I highly recommend it, as I'm greatly in favor of Argentinian cinema.
An Argentine teacher lives in blissful ignorance of the evils perpetrated by her country's government. Over time, however, her students' rejection of the official versions of their history leads her to question things herself. Suspecting that her adopted daughter may have been the child of a murdered political prisoner, she attempts to unearth the truth. But her investigation reveals levels of political corruption so abhorrent that the illusions of her past life are irrevocably shattered.The Official Story was a 1985 Oscar-winner for Best Foreign Film
This film was my first introduction to the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, a group of women in Argentina who organized together using their identity as mothers to find their disappeared children and protest the Argentinean government . I recently saw this film again after a long time, and was again startled by its devastating story, and it has inspired me to go revisit the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (see Revolutionizing Motherhood: The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo by Marguerite Guzman Bouvard and the documentary Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo).
It takes a while for this film to get interesting, but it's an interesting political piece. The colors are very cold, and it fits the film well.
Un valioso documento de la historia reciente de Argentina y de toda latinoamerica, de denucia profunda del caso de los niños y niñas desaparecidos en el marco de la dictadura, con un acercamiento a las motiviaciones y pensamientos de los protagonistas. Grandes actuaciones de Hector Alterio y Norma Aleandro. Mejor Oscar a pelicula extranjera en 1985 .
Saw this in my Spanish class in college. This movie is a direct commentary on Argentina's guerra sucia and what happened to those that the government deemed subversive. Yes, genocide even in a civilized country as Argentina. Very moving. It was great to have us compare this movie to another Argentine movie, Camila, with some eerie parallels.
Perfect portrayal of how this affects you internally.
I watched this film when my daughter was about the same age as the little girl in the film. I cried myself inside out. Even now I can appreciate the amazing performances of the two main characters.
once you understand what the movie is actually about, its good.
As is common in history, the rich get away with atrocious acts at the expense of the rest of society. Yet only the radicals have any clue what is going on. This is a powerful movie. I especially liked the Argentine accents - made me quite nostalgic. The final point: it's terrifying not knowing where your children are.
you can just feel the tension and the thick uncomfortable air.
Touching movie based on the true story of the Argentine Dirty War. All in Spanish, very good.
This movie really opens your eyes to the classes of people it portrays, the emotional drama and heartache of the terrible times it portrays, and gives you the realization that this reality, in different forms, continues on. Norma Aleandro is an AMAZING actress!
Very good film making... but just not as interesting or heartfelt as I hoped... brilliant performances non the less.
Moving and emotionally draining picture of the limits of right and wrong, involving family, politics and civil unrest in the wake of lost freedoms.
An impressive study of post dictaotrship argentina and the discovery of a lost past.
this is really impressive emotionally and quite usefull for understanding the political/ social climate in Buenos Aires during and after the dissapearances.
Good story, not entirely Oscar-worthy.
This movie really gave me goosebumps, very good and sadl also.
Interesting is the best word I can use to describe this. A nice narrative, with some decent directorial decisons and strong acting. The power of the film draws from the audiences (most often) lack of knowledge about the horrors of the desaparecidos in Argentina. Norma Aleandro is the draw of this movie, but the plot is interesting enough to keep American audiences interested for the historical aspect. Negatives abound, including the minimalistic direction style (which just doesn't fit the mood) and the overuse of purely stupid comic relief. The movie could have been a little more direct and disturbing for my tastes.
Parce que je sais que c'est vrai... don't cry for Argentina
A nice minimalist work which unfortunately couldn't quite make it over the finish line to conclude in a particularly satisfying or believable way.
It sucked...but this may be in part due to the poor subtitles.
The best thing ever.
I watched this a long time ago in Spanish class and had been struggling to remember the title for a while now. After finally reading about it, I had a burst of revelation, and naturally the first thing I did was to come back here and write about it. I am a nerd.The Official Story is both emotionally and politically charged, which is an extremely difficult balance for a film to strike. Even after four years, some of the scenes in it still resonate with me - one toward the end in particular. It is a movie to watch with open and mature eyes, one I'd like to take another look at some time in the future.
Yeah, this one is very good, 'tho I'd like someone to make a great flick/doc about what Argentina did with its own Afro Argentinian Black population.
Highly recommended to anyone who wants to learn about Argentina.
Wow. An informative look at Argentinian history, and a beautiful narrative. If only textbooks were half this memorable. It's hard for me to watch truly sad films, but I'm glad I stumbled on this.
Painful but gripping.
Great piece of Argentina Film. The historical background tied with the personal story really works well together. This is something that happens and is happening in a lot of south american countries, and this film tells it like it is.
Intriguing, well acted political thriller about a woman searching for her adopted daughter's parents who may or may not have been victims of the Argentinian coup. Long, but unusually engrossing with a storyline that really puts the viewer back into early 1980s Argentina. Beautiful use of music and symbolism, too.
Argentinischer Oskargewinnler, der in etwas flacher Art und Weise Critical Historicism betreibt.
I went to see this movie because it was the only movie in town that I hadn't seen (pre-kids). I knew nothing about it, so the whole experience was a bit mind blowing. It remains one of the best movie experiences I've ever had. Politically relevant, excellent acting and beautifully shot.
an absolutely excellent film on the consequences of Argentina's Dirty War. Alicia's transformation is emotional and extremely captivating... the writing and the acting was so good it was like watching what really happened in 1983 Buenos Aires. Norma Aleandro is definitely one of my fav actresses now.
I saw this movie back in high school for Spanish class, and I haven't been able to forget it. The movie is really character driven. They could have put anybody in that situation, but I think that Aleandro's acting, plus others', really brings the human essence to the movie. Of course it is obvious that if the characters are good, then the movie will be better, but I just get the impression that the actors took their roles to heart and the result shows.
This great oscar winning Argentinian film left a great mark on me and understanding a very dark age in Argentina's history. one of the best Argentinian movies of all times.
A difficult story to watch, but very important.
Excelente película, excelentes actuaciones, excelente historia sobre un período negro en la vida de nuestro continente
This film is excellent. It shows the hardships 9for the poor) and benefits (for the rich) of a military dictatorship. The main character 9an upper class woman)discovers a true story of oppression and despair through her adopted daughter. Well written, the actors' performance is incredible. Emotional film, covers many aspects of the military rule in Argentina.
amazing film, beautiful,and a shocking domestic violence scene that in unforgettable,true to life.
poignant account of argentina's recent history
my favorite argie film
Sons, daughters, and parents disappear without a trace, abducted by the government and never seen again. Now, years later, you and your husband want to adopt a little girl. But you can't ask questions about her parents. See why you need to watch this?
very emotional political drama
Very good, very sad and it gives you a decent sense of what was happening in Argentina at the time.
Depending on how you translate this it is either the official story or the official history. Personally I like the official hisory better. This movie is about the events that took place in latin American, Agentina for this particular film, There is a bit of hisory that any Argentinian would know and hardly any American would that helps while watching this movie. During the cold war era american backed right wing forces disapeared tens of thousands of people who were never seen or heard from again. Sometimes women who were disapeared were pregnant. Once their babies were born the mother would be killed and the child sold into adoption. This story is about a hisory teacher who begins to question her husband and her government to come to the horrifing truth of her adoptive daughter's origin. And back to my opening statement... This should be called the official history since it is closer to fact than fiction.
Great Film! Really Powerfull
This film uses the story of a woman and her family to mirror the microcosm of how difficult reconciling complex political situations can get. What do you do when your a rich lady with a sketchy husband who suddenly can't be clueless anymore?
God bless Argentina for its courage to look itself in the mirror without flinching. Norma Aleandro's performance is one of my all-time favourites. I probably cried the first 10 times I saw it.
Great movie that was very emotional. I love the main character's change as the story progresses.
Heartbreaking. You may not cry, but your parents sure will.
If you don't feel for Alicia, then you are a heartless prick.
Absolutely incredible, and gut-wrenchingly powerful.
A well made, thought provoking drama about adoption.
A good movie, but I feel I need to know the history of Argentina and the events that were taking place around that period of time when the film was released. Regardless, it was a good film about a woman trying to find out whether her adopted daughter's parents are victims of a political repression in the country. Norma Aleandro did an excellent job
It has so much humanity. it really connects with you and has a creative approach to a very hard war
About the Argentinian dirty war of the 70s. There is a domestic violence scene in it that absolutely shocked me...i cannot watch this movie to this day because of the brutality in it
Uno de los documentos fílmicos más contundentes de la Guerra Sucia iniciaca por los militares argentinos entre los 70s y los 80s.
La vi en una clase en la universidad y no he podido recuperarme. Poderosa, conmovedora. Gano el Oscar como mejor pelicula extranjera. Altamente recomendada.
Yeah, i'd like to see this, i think!
Amazing movie. The public becomes the crushingly personal.
Soberbia actuación de Alterio y Leandro.
Très bon film sur une période où les Argentins se seraient bien passés.
some parts are very good.. the movie could stand being cut like 30 minutes though
We watched this in spanish... it is very thought provoking..... and incredible
A wonderful political film based on the true story of the Argentinian Dirty Wars. Some people were kidnapped, including babies; these babies were then sold to other families. [i]La Historia Oficial [/i]is the story of a woman who was given a young child, thinking that the mother didn't want it. Over time she realizes that maybe her child was one of the disappeared. She is extremely conservative but, over the course of the film, becomes more and more liberal. She wants to uncover the truth about her child. Is she really an adopted child? Or does she rightfully belong to one of the Grandmothers of the Plaza? My favorite aspect of the film is in its sound. It utilizes sound in counterpoint very effectively. During scenes in which the child's fate is being realized, there are sounds of electronic war video games in the background. A relentlessly disturbing and true story as political as it is entertaining. If you like [i]La Historia Oficial[/i], you might also like:- [i]The Dancer Upstairs [/i](John Malkovich, 2003) - The story of Detective Agustin Rejas, a man clinging to the hope of an impossible love in an impossible world. Tracking Ezequiel, a delusional anarchist who incites the downtrodden masses to join in his brutal revolution against the fascist government in their unnamed Latin American country, Rejas finds solace in his sense of self-respect and the joy that his daughter and wife bring him. - IMDB- [i]Salvador [/i](Oliver Stone, 1986) - A journalist, down on his luck in the US, drives to El Salvador to chronicle the events of the 1980 military dictatorship, including the assasination of Archbishop Oscar Romero. - IMDB
A rare film, which makes a powerful political statement while telling a touching personal story. In his feature debut, Puenzo shows commitment to human rights without imposing explicit political doctrine.
An almost textbook example of how to use a personal story to tell and illuminate a much larger one (are you listening, Oliver Stone?).
A wrenching and painful drama that crystallizes the horror and the obscenity of political activities that annihilate family solidarity in the name of ideology.