Review of Broken Embraces (2009) by Leon B — 09 Jan 2010

Great movie! might be the best almovadar/Cruz collaboration.

This review of Broken Embraces (2009) was written by Leon B on 09 Jan 2010.

Broken Embraces has generally received positive reviews.

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