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Fernando D A bit slow but excellent environment and human situation make you sensitive. Uncertain all the time even after the end. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/16/25 Full Review Daniel O A movie deserve to be realese in all movie theaters. Relly good. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/23 Full Review Audience Member (English Español) Rebuilding Oren Summary Remarkable film about the meeting of two mournings: that of the German lover of an Israeli engineer and that of his widow. Sober, subtle, intense and moving. Review: Thomas (Tim Kalkhof) is a pastry chef who runs his own café (Konditorei) in Berlin. He strikes up a relationship with Oren (Royal Miller), a married Israeli engineer with a daughter and they see each other every time Oren travels to Berlin. After a long absence from the latter, Thomas learns that his lover has passed away and decides to travel to Jerusalem to connect with his surroundings. The film by Ofir Raul Greizer slowly and subtly builds what constitutes a meeting of two mournings: that of Thomas, who seeks to recover (and rebuild) Oren through everything that was his life in Jerusalem and that of his widow Anat (Sarah Adler), who must move on to her newly opened cafe, where Thomas will end up working. The encounter between the two first makes one fear a perverse and even fetishistic plot on the part of Thomas, but the evolution of the story becomes deeper and more comprehensive, leading both characters to deep rethinking. Some normative religious questions also arise about this type of business and family members who are the custodians of this tradition. It is also - and nothing less - the meeting between a German and an Israeli. It is very interesting and moving to follow the transformations of both characters: a Thomas with his Germanic inscrutability and an enterprising Anat, perhaps the most interesting character, in a wonderful performance of Sarah Adler - a sort of Israeli Charlotte Gainsbourg - in a film that remembers for moments for its veiled intensity, to the also Israeli The Kindergarten Teacher. Reconstruyendo a Oren Sumario Notable película sobre el encuentro de dos duelos: el del amante alemán de un ingeniero israelí y el de su viuda. Sobria, sutil, intensa y conmovedora. Reseña: Thomas (Tim Kalkhof) es un repostero que maneja su propia cafetería (Konditorei) en Berlín. Entabla una relación con Oren (Royal Miller), un ingeniero israelí casado y con una hija y se ven cada vez que Oren viaja a Berlín. Luego de una larga ausencia de este último, Thomas se entera que su amante ha fallecido y decide viajar a Jerusalén para conectarse con su entorno. La película de Ofir Raul Greizer va construyendo lenta y sutilmente lo que constituye un encuentro de dos duelos: el de Thomas, que busca recuperar (y reconstruir) a Oren a través de todo lo que fuera su vida en Jerusalén y el de su viuda Anat (Sarah Adler), que debe seguir adelante con su recién abierto café, donde Thomas terminará trabajando. El encuentro entre ambos primero hace temer una trama perversa y hasta fetichista por parte de Thomas, pero la evolución de la historia se vuelve más profunda e integral, llevando a ambos personajes a profundos replanteos. También surgen algunas cuestiones religiosas normativas sobre ese tipo de comercios y familiares que se erigen en custodios de esa tradición. Se trata, además -y nada menos- del encuentro entre un alemán y una israelí. Resulta muy interesante y conmovedor seguir las transformaciones de ambos personajes: un Thomas con su inescrutabilidad germánica y una emprendedora Anat, acaso el personaje más interesante, en una interpretación maravillosa de Sarah Adler -una suerte de Charlotte Gainsbourg israelí- en una película que recuerda por momentos por su asordinada intensidad, a la también israelí La maestra de jardín. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This is one hell of a character study. It is amazing directed, tremendously well-acted, and has a melancholic cinematography. I was very much moved by the two leads, both showcased a lot of emotions with just bare-minimum dialogues. Almost perfect to me! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is about breaking free. If you've ever experienced oppression or fear prepare for a miraculous release. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Subtle, beautifully sad and depressing story Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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