
In Buenos Aires, the twenty and something year old Jewish-Argentinean Ariel Makaroff has left the University of Architecture and spends his time wandering through the downtown gallery where his mother has a lingerie shop and his brother runs an importation business, trying to get his Polish passport and move to Europe. Ariel has never understood why his father left him when he was a baby to fight in the Yom Kippur War in 1973. When his father returns to Buenos Aires, Ariel di... (Full plot summary below)
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In Buenos Aires, the twenty and something year old Jewish-Argentinean Ariel Makaroff has left the University of Architecture and spends his time wandering through the downtown gallery where his mother has a lingerie shop and his brother runs an importation business, trying to get his Polish passport and move to Europe. Ariel has never understood why his father left him when he was a baby to fight in the Yom Kippur War in 1973. When his father returns to Buenos Aires, Ariel discovers the reason why his father left his family.
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| San Francisco ChronicleWalter V. AddiegoBurman's use of handheld camera and his editing convey the messiness of life in the mall's large extended family, but he never allows the hurly-burly of the setting to overwhelm Ariel's story. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussOne of the most thorough and persuasive coming-of-age stories you're ever likely to see. |
| Globe and MailDavid GilmourThe film's sophistication -- and it is an immensely sophisticated film -- lies in its refusal to tuck in too tightly its shirttails. |
| Seattle TimesTom KeoghThe wit with which Burman casts an almost Shakespearean longing for purpose and direction against the tiny confines of a seedy mall is adroit and inspired. |
| South Florida Sun-SentinelLaura KellyHendler's center-stage performance can be considered refreshingly natural or annoyingly brooding, depending on your tolerance for cynical self-analysis played for comedy. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Cliffordthe type of movie that will slap a smile on your face and keep it there...a unique little world full of characters that surprise and delight |
| Toronto StarSusan WalkerAs visually captivating as it is emotionally engaging. |
| Miami HeraldMarta BarberIn Spanish, the title of the film, El abrazo partido, translates into ''a broken embrace,'' a more fitting description of Ariel's feelings for his father. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Andrew WrightNearly overdoses on the quirks at times ... yet always finds a way to stay comfortably above the annoyance line. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasA worthy effort with enough funny situations to keep it entertaining. |