Adolfo Aristarain

Adolfo Aristarain

81 (1943-10-19)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Adolfo Aristarain (born October 19, 1943) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter.

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Martin (Hache) 1997 (7.489)

An emotionally distant father attempts to reconnect with the son he abandoned. After his estranged son tries to commit suicide, Argentine expat Martín brings the troubled teen to live with him in Spain. But though Martín tries to reach out to his son, he's unable to bond with anyone in his life -- including his much-younger girlfriend
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A Place in the World 1992 (7.348)

Mario and Ana, in voluntary exile from Buenos Aires, live in a remote Argentine valley with their 12-year-old son Ernesto. Mario runs a school and a wool cooperative; Ana, a doctor, heads a clinic with Nelda, a progressive nun. Into this idealistic family comes Hans, a jaded Spanish geological engineer -- surveying the land for the local patron, to see if it can be dammed for hydro-electric power, which would drive the peasants from the land into the cities.
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Time for Revenge 1981 (7.429)

Two coworkers decide to blackmail the corrupt demolition company they work for by setting up a fake accident.