The furthest boundary

Director Ratto succesfully intertwines the clinical world of forensic anthropology with the moving stories of Argentinian people searching for the traces of their disappeared loved ones. Twenty years after their disappearance during the dirty war in Argentina, teams of professionals are working together with friends and relatives of the disappeared persons in order to unravel the secrets of the mass grave at the San Vincente cemetary in Cordoba.

Social Interest

The political conflicts and the dirty war in Argentina have lead to the disappearance of thousands of people. These disappearances of thousands of mainly politically active persons are internationally seen as human rights violations. Accordingly, remains of the disappeared have been found in mass graves like the one shown in this documentary.

Scientific Relevance

To identify the human remains in the mass grave at the San Vincente cemetary in Cordoba, Argentina, a team of forensic anthropologists are studying the skeletons. This documentary shows the scientists of the EAAF working at the cemetary and in laboratories.

Political Relevance

Ever since the 1950s, a large part of the Argentinan citizens has been supporting the political movement called Peronism . Eventually, this support evolved in multiple left- and right wing political groups. After Videlas coupe d etat in 1976, the military junta heavily supressed their political opponents in the dirty war

Scenes

EAAF and excavation in Cordoba, Argentina
This clip shows Dario Olmo, member of the forensic anthropologists EAAF and coordinator of the mass grave excavation project at the San Vincente cemetery in Cordoba, Argentina.
EAAF and relatives of the disappeared in the dirty war about excavation in Cordoba
A member of the Argentinian forensic anthropologists EAAF talks about the excavation project at the San Vincente cemetery mass grave in Cordoba with relatives of people disappeared in 1976, during the dirty war . There is a possibility the remains of their disappeared loved ones will be found.
The work of forensic anthropologists and the dirty war in Argentina
A member of the Argentinan EAAF explains the work of forensic anthropologists. At the moment, forensic anthropologists are working on a mass grave excavation at San Vincente cemetery in Cordoba, Argentina, where they hope to find the remains of people who disappeared during the dirty war.
The work of forensic anthropologists at excavation in Cordoba Argentina
A visit to the old morgue in the centre of Cordoba, Argentina. An employee tells that during the dirty war and dictatorship of Videla, a huge quantity of (assasined) bodies were brought there.
The disappeared and massgrave in Cordoba, Argentina.
This clip shows the history of the San Vincente cemetery in Cordoba, Argentina. The mass grave of 1976 during the dictatorship of Videla and the dirty war has first been excavated in 1984 and later on in 2003
Forensic anthropologists in laboratory and human remains from cemetery Cordoba, Argentina
Forensic anthropologists, of the EAAF are working in their laboratory to identify the human remains found in a mass grave at San Vincente cemetery in Cordoba, Argentina. They explain to the relatives of disappeared people during the dirty war why the identification is difficult and can take a while.
Identification of remains of victim dirty war Argentina
The remains of Horacio’s father have been identified by forensic anthropologists, working the excavation project in Cordoba, Argentina. During the dirty war, a lot of people disappeared and apparently got dumped in mass graves. Horacio is now able to recover his father’s remains.
Importance of identifying human remains of the disappeared in Argentina
Multiple people talk about the importance of the investigation of the remains found in the mass grave in Cordoba, Argentina. By identifying the human remains by forensic anthropologists, the history and the truth of the dirty war becomes clear. They state it is important for all of Argentina to know the truth.