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Family Law

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Family Law

2006

1h 42m

Drama

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An Argentine lawyer and teacher (Daniel Hendler), who has a hard time establishing his own identity, finds it difficult to communicate with his father (Arturo Goetz), a respected barrister, who is a tough role model. Over the years, the two fail to communicate in any meaningful way, until it is too late to repair the damage.

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Critics Consensus

What Family Law lacks in overt drama and conflict, it more than makes us with warm performances and smart, sharp dialogue.

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Ruthe Stein

San Francisco Chronicle

A subtly perceptive charmer that was Argentina's entry for a best foreign film Oscar and might have been nominated in a less competitive year.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 23, 2007

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Jonathan F. Richards

Film.com

The lessons of this slight human comedy are not groundbreaking, but they do strike a warmly universal chord.

Feb 23, 2007

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

This observant little movie does delicately touch on those unspoken assumptions that animate so many filial relationships. And the wry, soft-spoken tone is a welcome one amid the dysfunctional burlesques Hollywood routinely extrudes.

Feb 15, 2007

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Beth Accomando

KPBS.org

Family Law has a sweet sense of how families try to interact and connect... There's nothing big about this film but it's filled with small joys and insights.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 18, 2007

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Eric D. Snider

EricDSnider.com

It's a nice film, offering a few smiles and very likable performances. It could stand to have its themes fleshed out a little more, though.

Rated: B-

Jun 2, 2007

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Marta Barber

Miami Herald

Full of subtle dark humor that won't make you bend with laughter but certainly may cause you to giggle.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 16, 2007

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Audience Member

There seems to be a message delivered but just a bit too obscure.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

intellectually humbling, this argentinian lawyer/professor is navigating through life in such a way that you can't help to sense something missing... are things coming together as he would wish... yes... is he living a privileged life... yes... is he content... hmm... surely something spiritual is going on behind the scenes which is subtly revealed when his highly successful lawyer father begins showing more embrace.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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razvan p

starts cjut, and drops

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Perelman... sacate el traje para dormir...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Una pelÃcula latin tierna, nada mÃ¡s.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Me la crucÃ© en el cable y resulta que ahora es parte del festival del wikÃ©n... sencilla y con olor a callecita y cafÃ©, como muchas pelÃculas argentinas...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Daniel Burman

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Ariel Perelman

Julieta Díaz

Sandra

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Synopsis

An Argentine lawyer and teacher (Daniel Hendler), who has a hard time establishing his own identity, finds it difficult to communicate with his father (Arturo Goetz), a respected barrister, who is a tough role model. Over the years, the two fail to communicate in any meaningful way, until it is too late to repair the damage.

Director: Daniel Burman
Producer: Diego Dubcovsky, José María Morales
Screenwriter: Daniel Burman
Production Co: BD Cine, Wanda Visión S.A.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Dec 6, 2006
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.8K
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital