El abrazo partido (2004)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Daniel Burman

Writers:

Marcelo Birmajer (writer)
Daniel Burman (writer)

Release Date:

25 March 2004 (Argentina)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

In Buenos Aires, the twenty and something year old Jewish-Argentinean Ariel Makaroff has left the University...

Plot Keywords:

Gallery | Passport | Yom Kippur War | Ex Girlfriend | Grandmother Grandson Relationship

Awards:

10 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Daniel Hendler	...	Ariel Makaroff
Adriana Aizemberg	...	Sonia Makaroff
Jorge D'Elía	...	Elías Makaroff
Sergio Boris	...	Joseph Makaroff
Rosita Londner	...	Abuela de Ariel
Diego Korol	...	Mitelman
Silvina Bosco	...	Rita
Isaac Fajm	...	Osvaldo
Melina Petriella	...	Estela
Atilio Pozzobon	...	Saligani Papá
Mónica Cabrera	...	Saligani Mamá
Franco Tirri	...	Saligani Hijo
Luciana Dulizky	...	Saligani Hija
Eloy Burman	...	Saligani Bebé
Juan José Flores Quispe	...	Ramón

Also Known As:

Lost Embrace (International: English title) (USA)
El abrazo partido (Spain)
El abrazo partido: L'abbraccio perduto (Italy)
Le fils d'Elias (France)

Runtime:

Argentina:99 min | USA:100 min

Country:

Argentina | France | Italy | Spain

Language:

Spanish | Korean | Yiddish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Canada:PG | UK:15 | Belgium:KT | Australia:M | Denmark:7 | Japan:PG-12 | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:14 | France:U | Italy:T | Poland:15 | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:AL | Chile:14

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

BD Cine

Trivia:

It is Argentina's official choice for the 2004 Oscar Awards, Foreign Language film category.

Goofs:

Factual errors: There is no Lithuanian language in the film. The girl from Lithuania named Vilna (Lithuania's capital name is Vilnius) is speaking Russian, not Lithuanian. The words Vilna says when she first meets Ariel are "Tvoi drug Ariel. Chto s nim sluchilos?", what means "Your friend Ariel. What's wrong with him?"

Movie Connections:

References Zelig (1983)

Soundtrack:

Conociéndote

Thanks Danny

I don't like Daniel Burman's movies. I don't recommend them. I solve my prejudice with this one. This movie is agile, simple and effective. This movie has a very good second part and increases the level towards the end.

The film tells the story of Ariel Makaroff (Daniel Hendler), Jewish, late twenties with a mentality of a teenager. He runs from one place to another and he his idea consists in going abroad with Polish documents. He is running from the crisis of the country and all the people seems to have no brain. His father left him when he was a baby to go to war. Apparently his father went abroad for a different reason that Ariel will find out towards the second part of the movie. Simple plot, great ending.

Performances are very good with an Oscar for Adriana Aizemberg who plays the role of the mother. I would like to thank Burman for solving my prejudice. A well received award in Berlin. I give this movie a 9 out of 10. Andrés.