A Day Without a Mexican (2004)

Original title

Un día sin mexicanos

Directed by

Sergio Arau

Genre

comedy film

Country

Mexico, United States, Spain

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 74 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious pink fog traps California and all Mexican residents vanish. The film follows various people as they deal with the social and economic chaos that follows.

satiricalwhimsicalthought-provokingslow-pacedabsurdpoliticalsomber

What happens

A Day Without a Mexican is a 2004 fantasy film directed by Sergio Arau in his directorial debut from a screenplay co-written with Yareli Arizmendi and Sergio Guerrero. It stars Yareli Arizmendi, John Getz, Maureen Flannigan, Muse Watson, Fernando Arau, and Eduardo Palomo. The plot offers a satirical look at the consequences of all the Mexicans in the state of California suddenly disappearing (with a mysterious "pink fog" surrounding the state preventing any communication with or access to the outside world). The film earned over $10 million at the box office and received generally negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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