Name: El abrazo partido
Director: Daniel Burman
Genre: Drama, Comedia
Released: 2004
Cast: Daniel Hendler, Adriana Aizemberg, Jorge D'Elía

Question 1

How do you think the father's abandonment affected the protagonist for so many years?

Accepted Answer

Father-son reconciliation drama that explores identity, roots, and filiation with sensitivity. *El abrazo partido* delicately crafts a narrative of reconciliation between an absent father and a son who grew up without him. The protagonist, Ariel, seeks a European passport as a metaphor for escape — not only from Argentina, but from his unfinished family history. The…

Question 2

Is it possible to forgive someone who deeply failed us? What does it take to do that?

Accepted Answer

er and a son who grew up without him. The protagonist, Ariel, seeks a European passport as a metaphor for escape — not only from Argentina, but from his unfinished family history. The return of his father, who abandoned the family for political ideals during the dictatorship,…

Question 3

Why do you think knowing our roots and family history is important?

Accepted Answer

a metaphor for escape — not only from Argentina, but from his unfinished family history. The return of his father, who abandoned the family for political ideals during the dictatorship, forces him to confront the questions he had been avoiding for years: who he is, where he…