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The Tenth Man
Why this pick
Another gently comic Buenos Aires Jewish-community drama from Burman, built around an emotionally hesitant man reconnecting with family and neighbourhood obligations.
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MOVIE2004 1h 39m ARG
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The episodes in the life of a Jewish family in the Balvanera barrio of Buenos Aires and the other shopkeepers in a low-rent commercial gallery are depicted in the story.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Daniel Hendler
Ariel Makaroff
Adriana Aizemberg
Sonia Makaroff
Jorge D'Elía
Elías Makaroff
Melina Petriella
Estela