Morirse está en Hebreo (2007)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Alejandro Springall

Writers:

Jorge Goldenberg (screenplay)
Alejandro Springall (story)
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Release Date:

26 October 2007 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Expect the whole kosher enchilada.

Plot:

After Moishe's death, family and friends sit Shiva in Mexico City. During seven days, secrets will be disclosed.

Cast

Blanca Guerra	...	Julia Palafox
Martha Roth	...	Rosita
Sergio Kleiner	...	Moishe
Guillermo Murray	...	Dr. Berman
Martin LaSalle	...	Isaac Fischer
Raquel Pankowsky	...	Esther
David Ostrosky	...	Ricardo
Emilio Savinni	...	Nicolás
Sharon Zundel	...	Galia
Gustavo Sánchez Parra	...	Sargento Antúnez
Margot Wagner	...	Eva Wolf
Lenny Zundel	...	Jevreman
Jacqueline Voltaire	...	Martha
Ricardo Kleinbaum	...	Ari
Max Kerlow	...	Rubinstein
Paloma Woolrich	...	Ruth
Esther Cimet	...	Noemí
Enrique Cimet	...	Zalmen
Anna Gilbert	...	Sara
Hugo Macías Macotela	...	Rabino
Julio Richter	...	Rubén
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ilan Arditti	...	Abie
Roberto D'Amico	...	Wolkowisky
Vicky de Fuentes	...	Trini
Miguel Ángel Ferriz	...	Comisario
Ana Gilbert	...	Sara
Sophie Gómez	...	Tamara
Rosa María Hernández	...	Nati
Fernando Sarfatti	...	Beto Brenner
Abraham Stavans	...	Balkoff

Directed by
Alejandro Springall

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jorge Goldenberg		screenplay
Alejandro Springall		story
Ilán Stavans		story

Produced by
Maite Argüelles	....	producer
Sandro Halphen	....	associate producer
Tenoch Ochoa	....	executive producer
Maggie Renzi	....	executive producer
John Sayles	....	executive producer
Alejandro Springall	....	producer
Lemore Syvan	....	executive producer
Trisha Ziff	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Jacobo Lieberman

Cinematography by
Celiana Cárdenas

Film Editing by
Madeleine Gavin

Casting by
Manuel Teil

Art Direction by
Luisa Guala

Costume Design by
Mónica Neumaier

Makeup Department
Sandra Miguell	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Adriana Garduño	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tonatiuh Loza	....	second second assistant director
Sofía Pérez	....	second assistant director
Ozcar Ramírez	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Ezra Buenrostro	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Eric Dounce	....	sound designer
Enrique Greiner	....	sound designer
Manuel Montaño	....	adr recordist
Manuel Montaño	....	foley recordist
Miguel Sandoval	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Ricardo Cabrera Avalos	....	assistant camera
Juan Fernando Guzmán	....	gaffer
Tomás Morales	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Lauren Elmer	....	post-production associate
Carlos A. Morales	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Robert Filomena	....	music producer
Carlo Nicolau	....	music producer

Other crew
Emilio Achar	....	presenter
José Achar	....	presenter
Maury Carvajal	....	script supervisor
Laila Castillo	....	production coordinator
Daniel Andreu-von Euw	....	presenter
Simón Galante	....	presenter
Ricardo Kleinbaum	....	presenter
Samuel Kleinbaum	....	presenter
Ezra Levy	....	presenter
Meir Raphael	....	presenter

Production Companies

• Goliat Films
• Elevation Filmworks
• Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)
• Springall Pictures

Distributors

• Emerging Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• David Distribucion (2007) (Mexico) (all media)
• Springall Pictures (2005) (worldwide) (all media)

Also Known As:

My Mexican Shivah (International: English title) (USA)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Mexico | USA

Language:

Hebrew | Spanish | Yiddish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico

Company:

Goliat Films

Interesante

A pretty decent little film. The movie examines the relationships of the members of a family in Mexico City that have gathered after the death of the patriarch of the family. The film doesn't focus as much on the deceased as on the family members. The characters and subplots were kept my attention as a whole, particularly the character of the grandson that had returned from Israel. The most interesting part of the film was learning about the customs and rituals of the Jewish faith when someone passes away. Overall a well paced film considering it mainly took place in a couple rooms in a house and unique in that I hadn't seen a Mexican film about the Jewish faith. Well done.