Review of Broken Embraces (2009) by Alejandro D — 09 May 2010

Artistically filmed and visually appealing, â??Broken Embracesâ?? is still a film which suffers from scope so limited it could be held in the palm of one hand.

This review of Broken Embraces (2009) was written by Alejandro D on 09 May 2010.

Broken Embraces has generally received positive reviews.

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