A vital recent chapter of Argentine women’s history is conventionally but stirringly told in “Belén,” a polished but honestly felt sophomore feature from actor-director Dolores Fonzi . The true-life story of a landmark court case that contributed toward Argentina’s eventual legalization of abortion in 2020, Fonzi’s film fits intricate, nationally specific factual material into a universally crowdpleasing courtroom-drama mold — in a manner not dissimilar from Santiago Mitre’s Oscar-nominated “Argentina, 1985,” with which it shares a global distributor in Amazon Prime Video. “Belén,” too, has been selected as the Argentina’s international Oscar submission; whether or not it’s nominated, it could well lead to higher-profile assignments for its audience-minded helmer.

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