The Girlfriend
1989, Spanish. Directed by Jeanine Meerapfel.
Since childhood, Raquel and Maria have been close friends. Now all grown-up, Raquel has fulfilled her dream of becoming an actress, while Maria has married a handyman, given birth to three children and runs the family household. In the wake of the Argentine military coup of 1976, Maria's oldest son Carlos is abducted. Desperate, Maria turns to her prominent friend for help. Yet the more Raquel gets involved in the search for Carlos, the more she becomes herself a target of the junta. Finally, she flees from Argentina to Berlin. Meanwhile Maria joins a group of women who investigate the fate of their disappeared relatives. In 1983, after the fall of the dictatorship, the two friends meet again.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 13 April 1989
- Original title
- La amiga
- Country
- Argentina, Germany
- Written by
- Jeanine Meerapfel, Osvaldo Bayer, Alcides Chiesa
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The Girlfriend runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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The Girlfriend isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 April 1989. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Girlfriend?
The Girlfriend (1989) was directed by Jeanine Meerapfel and stars Liv Ullmann, Cipe Lincovsky, Federico Luppi.