Underplayed Gems

A Sort of Family (2017)

A Sort of Family poster
Original title
Una especie de familia
Directed by
Diego Lerman
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman from Buenos Aires travels to a small town to meet a child she is planning to adopt. She must navigate complicated relationships and painful truths as she learns more about the child's past.

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What happens

A Sort of Family (Spanish: Una especie de familia) is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Diego Lerman. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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