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THE ROMANTIC BARBER
El peluquero romántico
Synopsis
It is the story of a neighborhood barber who begins to rebuild his emotional life from the death of his mother. His life revolves around his house and the hairdresser until one day, by chance, he’ll get to travel to Rio de Janeiro.
Synopsis
It is the story of a neighborhood barber who begins to rebuild his emotional life from the death of his mother. His life revolves around his house and the hairdresser until one day, by chance, he’ll get to travel to Rio de Janeiro.
Our take
What happens when the unexciting routine of small-town life gets interrupted by an unexpected family visit? The third feature by Mexican writer-director Iván Ávila Dueñas – who also edited the film – is a strangely compelling, poignant cross-over between character study and road movie.