A mother waits 30 years to learn her son's name—and meet the enemy who honored him.
Geoffrey Cardozo (English) and Julio Aro (Argentinian) are Nobel Peace Prize nominees for their joint work in a historic humanitarian cause—the restitution of the identities of Argentine casualties during the Malvinas War. Elma Pelozo is 80 years old and the mother of Gabino Ruiz Díaz, a young man who died during the war, and who remained buried in the Darwin cemetery for three decades as a “soldier only known by God.” Gabino is one of the Argentinian heroes who gained back their identity thanks to the work done by Geoffrey Cardozo and Julio Aro. Elma has two dreams—meeting Geoffrey Cardozo, the person who buried his son with honors, and traveling to Malvinas to visit his grave.
Direction
Restrained, patient—lets silences speak louder than speeches.
Production
Real archival footage woven with present-day longing.
Director
Miguel Monforte
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cardozo single-handedly organized the original Darwin cemetery burials in 1982, keeping meticulous records that later enabled DNA identification—work he did without orders, simply because it felt right.
The 'Soldados Solo Conocidos por Dios' numbered 237 until 2017; this film captures the final years of that collective anonymity, a wound Argentina is still processing.
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