Review of The Tenth Man

The Tenth Man (2016)
8/10
study of a guy who returns to his childhood city.
30 March 2020
Ariel (Alan Sabbagh) lives in the US, but returns home to Buenos Aires to visit with his father, Usher. Running errands, and trying to please others, at first he finds it annoying and does the best he can. Ignoring details, he accomplishes tasks to his own liking, and finds the Jewish religious details annoying. To show how out of place he is back in his childhood city, he has his phone and suitcase stolen when he's not paying attention. As he goes along, people depend on him more and more to get things done, and he starts to enjoy getting things done in the proper manner. he calms the people down when there are no supplies to sell, and learns the intricate details of the Jewish ceremonies. mostly a serious drama, there are a couple funny moments. This is interesting to watch... currently showing on netflix, the U.S. title is the Tenth Man, but it's really called El Rey Del Once (which translates to The King of Eleven...kind of a left-over, extra guy) This title makes more sense when the local jewish group explains how necessary it is to have a group of ten men, when a community makes decisions.
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