"Mr. Mandelbaum! Thanks a lot for coming to Amherst, this documentary told people a lot about the ideas of feelings, history and memory. For people who live far away such documentaries is the only source of geting the correct knowledge." M.
"Juan’s visit to my classroom to discuss violence and memory was hugely valuable to our curriculum. His documentary, as a memorial for the desaparecidos, helped us learn about the process of reconciliation. Juan’s patient and open minded nature, together with his great preparation to discuss the questions that the students had prepared for him, created an important learning experience for the Spanish students, who, after seeing his documentary and exploring the history of Argentina, could only but connect with the people of Argentina. Important questions are now being discussed in the classroom, such as how do we remember? Whom? Why? How? When? Thanks Juan, for sharing your journey." Laura Bravo Melguizo, Spanish Instructor at The Winsor School
"I was very moved by this documentary. Mr. Mandelbaum, thank you for coming to the Hot Springs Documentary Festival 2009-Arkansas." Victoria
"I was very tired one night switching channels when by chance I came across the documentary. As exhausted as I was I could not stop watching because I was born and raised in Ecuador until I came to the US in 1979. I remember a large number of argentinians settling in Ecuador and the many sad stories they brought with them. Many thanks to all who made this documentary possible because we should never forget and we should continue striving to get some form of justice for the families of the disappeared and for our future leaders to know that we must never let this happen again." Giovanni M.
"I knew about the disappearances at the time because a refugee from Argentina was attending my graduate school. It was chilling because she described all of the things that she did as a youth active in her church to help the poor that caused many of her friends to be murdered under the dictatorship. These were the same kinds of activities that I had been doing as a youth in my church in the United States. As I saw the photos of the young people in this movie I thought of how much I had in common with them.

"I also remember the gatherings of the courageous mothers of the disappeared who began to shame the dictatorship. And that this brought new awareness to what had happened. Very inspiring. But I also saw a film that described how the babies of the disappeared were adopted into the very families that had authorized and participated in murder. I wonder what that knowledge has done to them as adults?

"Finally, I continue to feel the chill when I heard elected officials in the USA say that it's time to "move on" from this country's recent practice of torture without fully investigating these practices. Until this investigation is done, the higher moral standard we once supposed about ourselves is no more. And the smiling Kissingers of this world rest easy in their beds at night while weeping mothers look at the photos of their murdered children." Jim R.
"I was immensely moved by your documentary and the way it created both a personal and an historical narrative, hand in hand. Kudos to you and your team, beautiful piece that celebrates the spirit of all generations involved." Gabriela B.
"I watched the PBS presentation of your film last night. I was deeply moved, and today I have spent a great deal of time looking for more information. I plan to read some books on this horrible time in history. We must never forget, and as U.S.A. citizens, we must speak out against tyranny and injustice, and against those politicians in our own country who would support these kinds of repressive governments." Marielena
"I found this story very moving, very sad and very disturbing. As an American I never knew anything about it until tonite. I am not ashamed to say that thru much of it I was in tears. It doesn't surprise me that the Nixon/Ford administration turned a blind eye towards the disappearance, torture and murder of 30,000 people. It is very sad to think that the U.S. could have done something and instead did nothing. Many thanks to Juan for his expose. It really touched my heart." Kevin M.
"Mr. Mandelbaum, your documentary was intense and powerful. Thanks for opening my eyes for this terrible truth...." K.
"Thank you for making this moving and important documentary." Marcia B.
"I need to say thank you to everyone who helped realize this documentary. Even though those words are not enough." Dani M.
"There's a photograph hidden in Andrew Witkin's exhibit at LaMontagne Gallery. It's a print made from a digital photo of a scan of a Polaroid, and it depicts, in case you can't discern the image through so many generations, a dried rose. Witkin has placed a list over it, bits of text responding to 'Nuestros Desaparecidos,' a documentary about victims of political oppression in Buenos Aires: 'faces of old friends,' 'no longer far away,' 'to be silent.'" from Words of art. Boston Globe. Cate McQuaid.
"[The film] is heartbreakingly sad at times, incredibly powerful, and really makes you glad to be an American." from her blog entry "Something really scary". theotherhilary.
"In any theater you sit down willing to have your mind and emotions taken on whatever rollercoaster the director of the film has in mind, but this film was a wrenching experience to watch... If you're young or depressed, this is not the film for you, but if you identify as a world citizen responsible to know recent history and work for human rights, this film will help you to understand Argentina." from her blog entry "Nuestros Desaparecidos"/"Our Disappeared". Anne Eggebroten.