Synopsis

12 Tangos - Adios Buenos Aires tells the story of several tangueros in crisis-ridden Buenos Aires. When the tango was created, their grandparents, who had come from Italy and Spain, were among the millions of immigrants, stranded at the Rio de la Plata. Today, their grandchildren are heading in the opposite direction: back to Europe. 12 Tangos narrates the story of crisis and immigration - and connects the sentiments of its protagonists with the music, the lyrics and the dance steps of the tango.

Director

Arne Birkenstock

Born in 1967, Arne Birkenstock is a writer and film director. Since 1994, he has worked as a freelancer for German TV networks and has directed many short films and mid-length documentaries. A tango expert, Birkenstock authored a book about tango that sold out its first edition within three weeks and sold over 20,000 copies in Germany and the Netherlands. <12 Tangos – Adios Buenos Aires> is his first feature-length documentary.