# Review: Milei’s Rise Through the Eyes of One of His Critics

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/review-mileis-rise-through-the-eyes-of-one-of-his-critics/
- Published: 2026-11-06T11:30:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T12:51:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Reason (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://reason.com/2026/11/06/the-embrace/
- Topics: Elections, Politics

## Key points

- A short documentary follows a tango dancer after Milei’s election.
- The film presents opposition to Milei through personal uncertainty and emotion.
- The reviewer calls it a counterpoint for Milei optimists.

## Summary

*The Embrace*, a short documentary by New York-based filmmaker John Owens, portrays modern Argentina through Caro, a former notary who left her job at 40 to devote herself to tango. Set against Javier Milei’s election, the film shows Caro and other dancers struggling with uncertainty about their livelihoods and the political changes ahead.

The review describes the film as clearly opposed to Milei, with news clips about abortion rights and funding for women’s services. It says the documentary conveys its politics mainly through negative emotion rather than detailed argument. The reviewer sees it as a brief, poetic counterpoint for people optimistic about Milei’s era who want to understand those who feel differently.

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