My Mexican Shivah

Director: Alejandro Springall
Cast: Raquel Pankowsky, David Ostrosky, Blanca Guerra, Martha Roth, Sergio Kliner, Guillermo Murray, Paloma Woolrich, Sharon Zundel, Emilio Savinni
Mexico, 2007, 98’, color
Spanish with Turkish subtitles

This film is a comedy set against the backdrop of the mourning process of a Jewish-Mexican family. After the sudden death of grandfather Moishe, the rituals of mandatory reclusion begin and, with them, a catharsis that leads the family and friends to discover the ties that bind them, the secrets that have been kept, and their relationship to their surroundings.

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