A Day Without a Mexican
2004 · 98 min · Director: Sergio Arau
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A thick fog surrounds California's borders, communication beyond state lines is cut off, and the Mexicans disappear: workers, spouses, and business owners are missing. Cars are abandoned in the street, food is left cooking on the stove. We meet the wife of a musician who's gone, a state Senator whose maid doesn't show up for work, and a farm owner whose produce is ripe and unpicked. A scientist asks any Mexicans who haven't disappeared to volunteer for genetic experiments: a female newscaster and the daughter of the musician may be the only missing links around. Why them? And where have all the Mexicans gone? Even the border guards grieve. The state and its economy grind to a halt.
Emotional fingerprint
A Day Without a Mexican (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Confusion 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Confusion25%
- Empathy20%
- Anxiety15%
- Inspiration10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.
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Cast
Ellen Abercombie
Officer Sanchez
Roberto Quintana
Lila Rodriguez
Nick
Chris
Tracy Abercrombie
Lila's Mom
Newscaster
Newscaster
Mary Jo Quintana
Vicki Martin
Jose Mendoza
Details
- Directed by
- Sergio Arau
- Written by
- Sergio Arau, Yareli Arizmendi, Sergio Guerrero, Yareli Arizmendi
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United States, Mexico, Spain
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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