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  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • IFC First Take
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • IFC First Take
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary Ariel Perelman is an attorney, like his father. And, because it is customary in Argentina to do so, the people refer to them both as Dr. Perelman -- regardless of whether they mean the father or the son. Yet it is not so much sharing the same name that bothers Perelman Junior as not knowing if he is beginning to look just like his father...

Directed By: Daniel Burman

Written By: Daniel Burman

  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • IFC First Take
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • IFC First Take
  • 1 h 42 m

Family Law

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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Summary Ariel Perelman is an attorney, like his father. And, because it is customary in Argentina to do so, the people refer to them both as Dr. Perelman -- regardless of whether they mean the father or the son. Yet it is not so much sharing the same name that bothers Perelman Junior as not knowing if he is beginning to look just like his father...

Directed By: Daniel Burman

Written By: Daniel Burman

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Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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72% Positive
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28% Mixed
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88
Writer-director Daniel Burman's dryly humorous, poker-faced comedic style is once again in full play in this funny and touching film about a young Argentine man and his aging father, both of whom happen to be lawyers.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
75
This is a comedy made for people who think, who like smart talk and who, like the Perelmans, know the score.
By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW
70
Burman is particularly good at the tiny details that become recognition points in daily patterns.
By Stanley Kauffmann FULL REVIEW
67
While Family Law is well-shot, it's not spectacularly well-shot, or involving in any conventional cinematic way.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
63
The filmmaker may not appeal to large numbers of filmgoers. But if you get his humor and delicate style, you'll enjoy his latest work.
By Marta Barber FULL REVIEW
60
Engaging and well acted, the film is admirably low-key, yet Burman's relaxed approach becomes a liability--everything goes down smoothly but leaves one hungry for something more substantial.
By Reece Pendleton FULL REVIEW
50
A meticulously observed story about fathers and sons within the Argentine Jewish community...What the film desperately lacks, however, is any meaningful conflict. Thus, there is little story here.
By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW

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Production Company BD Cine, Classic Film, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), Paradis Films, Wanda Visión S.A.
Release Date Dec 8, 2006
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating Unrated
Genres
Tagline In order to be a good father, he'll have to learn how to be a good son
Website http://www.bdcine.net/derecho.htm
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Awards

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Mar del Plata Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Clarín Entertainment Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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