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The Tenth Man(El rey del Once)

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Argentina · 2016
1h 22m
Director Daniel Burman
Starring Alan Sabbagh, Julieta Zylberberg, Elvira Onetto, Adrián Stoppelman
Genre Comedy, Drama

After years of living in New York, affable economist Ariel returns to his bustling childhood neighborhood in Buenos Aires to reconnect with his father and his Jewish roots. A vibrant and tender comedy that engages with themes of identity, homecoming, and the intricacies of the father son relationship.

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70

Variety by Alissa Simon

This is the sort of quiet, well-observed comedy that is characteristic of Burman’s oeuvre, and it’s in ample supply here.

70

The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg

The Tenth Man, a modest charmer from Argentina, breathes considerable life into the rather trite scenario of a man discovering his religious roots, in part because it seems genuinely curious about the community in which it’s set.

80

Screen International by Jonathan Romney

Low-key in mood, Daniel Burman’s film adeptly balances character-driven drama, picaresque street humour and quasi-documentary content, depicting a milieu that will feel intriguingly unfamiliar even to viewers who think that cinema has shown them every possible angle of Jewish life.

80

Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

The Tenth Man is a low-key charmer, an unlooked-for combination of Jane Austen and Isaac Bashevis Singer. With a twist of Buenos Aires thrown into the mix.

70

The Hollywood Reporter by Neil Young

The smartest touch of Burman's bouncy, unobtrusively informative screenplay is to make Usher such a dominant offscreen presence before he finally shows up in the closing minutes.

38

RogerEbert.com by Nick Allen

Burman's film languishes on the chaos of the events, and it can never be accused of not having some ideas about fatherhood and legacy. But the humor of this rambling film runs dry to the point of unpalatable.

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