Escape from Argentina

Alberto Lalli being interviewed by Natasha Fatah. (Courtesy Mark Ulster)

In the 1970s Alberto Lalli campaigned for justice in Argentina but his own government imprisoned and tortured him. He almost became one of the "disappeared" in Argentina's Dirty War but after seven years behind bars, he ended up fleeing to Canada - not to save himself, but to save his family. Hear it all in Escape from Argentina.

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Susana Munarriz and Alberto Lalli return to New Treasure Restaurant with Natasha Fatah. (Courtesy Mark Ulster).

Alberto Lalli shows old photos to Natasha Fatah. (Courtesy Mark Ulster)

Alberto Lalli's sketch from prison, completed in 1975, later smuggled out by his mother. (Courtesy Mark Ulster)