El rey del Once
Directed by:
Daniel BurmanScreenplay:
Daniel BurmanCinematography:
Daniel OrtegaCast:
Julieta Zylberberg, Alan Sabbagh, Usher Barilka, Elvira Onetto, Adrián Stoppelman, Elisa CarricajoVOD (1)
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After years away Ariel returns to Buenos Aires seeking to reconnect with his father who has founded a charity foundation in Once, the city's Jewish district where Ariel spent his youth. But Usher appears to be staving off a meeting with his son; instead he keeps roping him into a number of small assignments during the course of which Ariel meets Eva who volunteers for Usher's charity. Like Ariel, she too feels estranged from her father, and no longer speaks. Together they look back at the past in order to shape the present. Eva's radiant inner strength and independent spirit inspires Ariel to come to grips with the religious customs of his Jewish community as well as the traditions that once divided him and his father and rethink his own identity. (Berlinale)
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If one is Argentinian, one will probably appreciate the film more. Plus, if one is an Argentine Jew, they might actually enjoy it. Since this religion, like any other, doesn't mean much to me, I couldn't fully empathize with the characters and what motivates them. It's not badly made, but the story just didn't grab me.
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