The legal drama that tore the MCU apart is being followed in streaming

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Co-written and directed by Santiago Mitre, piece from the biography Argentina, 1985 was a widely acclaimed and immaculately directed legal drama that earned rave reviews from critics on its way to winning a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for Best International Feature Film.

And yet, the film’s lasting legacy could be that of the project that tore the entire fabric of the Marvel Cinematic Universe at the seams, with the modest foreign-language feature credited as the catalyst for longtime executive Victoria Alonso’s acrimonious split with the company she had served almost 20 years.

By appearing as a producer Argentina, 1985 Without notifying Disney’s top leadership, the mouse house decreed that it was perfectly within its rights to terminate Alonso for breach of contract, prompting a shout of insults that moves ever closer to a courtroom settlement.

While it’s not the legacy the captivating story deserved, it may have encouraged streaming subscribers to see what all the fuss was about after FlixPatrol was named Argentina, 1985 as one of the fastest rising films on Prime Video’s global watch list. It takes place at a pivotal moment when a prosecutor, a young lawyer and a young legal team are pursuing the high-ranking figures of the country’s military dictatorship. It shouldn’t be allowed to go down in the history books just because it’s linked to the headline-grabbing ousting of a key MCU character.

In the long run, however, it could help attract more attention, proving there’s hardly a cloud that doesn’t have a silver lining.