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Other movies would have made a religious ideal of the suffering mother, attempted to proselytize its audiences, or wallowed in the melodramatic urge for a father figure.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2026
Part of the team’s entire 46-year history, Unzué is the 71-year-old father figure that no one wants to let go of.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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