Common Ground
Original title: Lugares comunes
“It's never too late to begin again.”
2002 · 1 h 48 min
Cast
Federico Luppi 
Mercedes Sampietro Arturo Puig Carlos Santamaría Valentina Bassi Claudio Rissi
Credits
Written by: 
Adolfo Aristarain
Plot
In Buenos Aires, a few days before traveling to Spain with his wife, a man learns that a stranger wants to buy his apartment.
Sinekatalog’s take
Adolfo Aristarain's drama is a sad, observant character study about aging and friendship in Argentina.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (2,216 votes)
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