A Chocolate and a Press Operation

A Chocolate and a Press Operation 2022 Directed by Silvia Maturana , Carlos Castro Operación Chocolate

In July 1982, a month after the capitulation of Argentine troops in the Falklands war with Great Britain, GENTE magazine published on the cover a photo of a boy who had sent a letter and a chocolate to an anonymous soldier. His letter and chocolate would never reach the recipient, the chocolate being later sold at a kiosk in the Argentinian town of Comodoro Rivadavia. 38 years later, Gustavo Vidal, the chocolate boy, embarks on a journey to reconstruct the story that moved, in its time, Argentines deceived by the press before, during and after the armed conflict with the United Kingdom.

Country Argentina

Production Country Argentina

Language Spanish

Spoken Language Spanish

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies INCAA , Adoquín Video Digital

Release Date 27 October 2022

64 mins