
AfteryearsawayArielreturnstoBuenosAiresseekingtoreconnectwithhisfatherwhohasfoundedacharityfoundationinOnce,thecity’sJewishdistrictwhereArielspenthisyouth.ButUsherappearstobestavingoffameetingwithhisson;insteadhekeepsropinghimintoanumberofsmallassignmentsduringthecourseofwhichArielmeetsEvawhovolunteersforUsher’scharity.LikeAriel,shetoofeelsestrangedfromherfather,andnolongerspeaks.Togethertheylookbackatthepastinordertoshapethepresent.Eva’sradiantinnerstrengthandindependentspiritinspiresArieltocometogripswiththereligiouscustomsofhisJewishcommunityaswellasthetraditionsthatoncedividedhimandhisfatherandrethinkhisownidentity.AfterElabrazopartido(inCompetitionin2004)undDerechodefamilia(inPanoramain2006),DanielBurmanoncemoreexplorestheinterplayofforceswithinafather-sonrelationship.Tenderly,andwithalightnessoftouch,hehasArielletgoofhisoldexpectationsandallowhimselftobedrawnintothecentreofavibrantandfascinatingcommunity.berlinale2016




