A Day Without a Mexican

2004

Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 27% · 22 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 39% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 4.8/10 10 3370 3.4K

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Plot summary

When a mysterious fog surrounds the boundaries of California, there is a communication breakdown and all the Mexicans disappear, affecting the economy and the state stops working missing the Mexican workers and dwellers.

Director

Sergio Arau Photo
Sergio Arau

Top cast

Jason Stuart Photo
Jason Stuart as Restaurant Manager
Caroline Aaron Photo
Caroline Aaron as Aunt Gigi
Yeniffer Behrens Photo
Yeniffer Behrens as Suzy
Elpidia Carrillo Photo
Elpidia Carrillo as Cata
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892.97 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
us  
24 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 42
1.62 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
us  
24 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 62

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lastliberal 5 / 10

Be careful what you wish for...

OK, so it wasn't some blockbuster that had a chance at an Oscar, but it did win a couple of awards at film festivals. You won't see brilliant acting or compelling dialog, but it was worth watching just to bring into focus the contributions of Latinos to our daily lives and our economy.You may be feeding on a steady diet of Lou Dobbs' anti-immigration screed and not realize just how important Latinos are to the United States. Their contribution to out food supply and their presence in every aspect of our lives, not to mention the great Latino actors that we would miss. It was the documentary part of this mocumentary that was satisfying and worthwhile. Check it out on the tube - you won't be disappointed; and you'll get a few laughs with your information.
Reviewed by claudio_carvalho 5 / 10

Promising Idea Wasted in a Soap-Opera with One Joke Only

When a mysterious fog surrounds the boundaries of California, there is a communication breakdown and all the Mexicans disappear, affecting the economy and the state stops working missing the Mexican workers and dwellers. "A Day without a Mexican" is a promising idea about the importance of Mexican immigrants the in the economy of California. There are several references to prominent Mexican personalities that have immigrated to USA and also to the states that belonged to Mexico and have been incorporated to the USA. However, the plot is limited to one joke only and wasted in a boring and unnecessary soap-opera. My vote is five. Title (Brazil): "Um Dia sem Mexicanos" ("A Day Without Mexicans")
Reviewed by jotix100 6 / 10

The Mexicans among us

Sergio Arau's satire "A Day Without a Mexican" takes a poignant look at something that has been in the news lately. Mr. Arau's new take on the theme he has explored already, give us a vision about how inter connected we are in this country. This movie will resonate more with people from California. Mexicans in that state account for most of the immigrants, illegal, or otherwise.We are given the premise that a fog is enveloping the state and all Mexicans have disappeared into it. The Anglos, so dependent for much of the work from Mexicans don't seem to be coping well when the reality about having to do something they take for granted will be done by their Mexican workers.Yareli Arizmendi and Eduardo Palomo do fine work under Mr. Arau's direction.
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