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August Evening.
"August Evening may not be on par with the work of Yasujiro Ozu, but the late Japanese master''s influence can be felt in the patient rhythms and thematic preoccupations of Chris Eska''s film about an undocumented Mexican farmhand in San Antonio, Texas named Jaime (Pedro Castaneda) who, along with his widowed daughter-in-law Lupe (Veronica Loren), moves in with his ungrateful biological kids after the sudden death of his wife," writes Nick Schager in Slant.
"There are stories that depict how resilient family bonds are in times of duress, and those that reject such rosy ideals to show how tenuous even blood relationships can be, but first-timer Chris Eska''s Spanish-language drama (and Spirit Award winner for Best Feature Under $500,000) quietly and bittersweetly validates both notions," writes Aaron Hillis in the Voice.
Updated through 9/8.
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