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My Mexican Shivah

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NR,1hr 38min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
2006
Director:
Alejandro Springall
Starring:
Raquel Pankowsky, David Ostrosky, Sharon Zundel  ...more
Synopsis: The passing of a Mexican Jew whose appetite for life was stronger than his spiritual discipline makes for a difficult set of funeral arrangements in this comedy from filmmaker Alejandro Springall. Moishe (Sergio Klainer) was a happy-go-lucky guy living in Mexico City's Jewish quarter until the day he died -- appropriately enough while dancing at a party for a local Hebrew theater troupe. While Moishe was a man with plenty of friends, most of the folks he left behind to arrange his funeral don't have ... Full Synopsis
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Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times
Any comedy that can combine death, abortion, Jewish ritual and a mariachi band without curdling into complete lunacy deserves a modicum of respect. In the case of My Mexican Shivah, more would be pushing it. Full Review
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