Synopsis
After Moishe's death, family and friends sit Shiva in Mexico City. During seven days, secrets will be disclosed.
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Cast
- Blanca GuerraJulia Palafox
- Sergio KleinerMoishe
- Guillermo MurrayDr. Berman
- Sharon ZundelGalia
- Martha RothRosita
- Raquel PankowskyEsther
- Sally KapadiaTrini
- Ricardo KleinbaumAri
- Jacqueline VoltaireMartha
- David OstroskyRicardo
Recommendations
- 70
Chicago Reader
Uses the seven days of shivah to launch a series of hilariously escalating confrontations, including one in which elderly men nearly come to blows over who's the more genuine Jew. - 60
Variety
Culture shock often proves the stuff of comedy, but the sight of a silver-studded, sombrero-topped mariachi band breaking into a rousing rendition of "Hava Nagila" transports diversity into the realm of the surreal. - 50
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. - 40
Village Voice
Kvetches its way through an insipid vision of cross-cultural conflict. - 40
New York Daily News
All this story needs is a mariachi band to walk in on all the overwrought mourners. Oh, wait ... yep. There it is. - 38
New York Post
Boring movie.