Leni has
come home to introduce her fiancé Rafi to her idiosyncratic
Jewish family for the first time. Everything goes smoothly until
the lovers belatedly reveal that Rafi is Palestinian. Amid the
ensuing hysteria, Rafi escapes to the kitchen, ostensibly to
help prepare the dinner. Unfortunately he drops the soup he was
meant to defrost out of the 7th floor window, hitting a
pedestrian below, and as if the evening’s not going badly
enough, it turns out the pedestrian may be Leni’s father...
A gloriously irreverent family comedy, Only Human fuses
brilliant characterization and unrelenting humor to rework the
age-old story of meeting the parents with a hilarious modern
twist.
Written and Directed by: Dominic
Harari and Teresa De Pelegrí Produced by: Gerardo Herrero , Mariela Besuievsky
MPAA Rating: R
Run Time: 1Hr 26min
Release Year: 2006
Country of Origin: Spain
Language: Spanish (subtitles)
Cast: Guillermo Toledo, Norma Aleandro, Maria
Botto, Marian Aguilera Opens: 6/16/2006 in NY Lincoln Square and NY Quad
Cinemas
Best Character:
TANIA (played by Maria Botto), the nymphomaniac
belly dancer sister. She's sassy and does not apologize
for who she is.
It's a Spanish film with human themes - those of
love, family, humor, and turmoil. I think the
international ensemble cast and storyline resonate with
Chicano/Latino sensibilities. I feel as if I've lived in
this family before...and fled.
