A speck of regional whimsy with a Latino twist, Judy Hecht Dumontet's independent debut feature revolves around an apparent miracle that unleashes a deep well of greed lurking beneath colorful small-town bonhomie. The director and coscreenwriter's film is filled with good intentions, but they can't support the heavy load of satirical digs at religious venality and worldly corruption she heaps on top of them.
Isidor Navarro (Jose Zuniga) owns Tortilla Heaven, the best (indeed, the only) restaurant in tiny Falfurrias, New Mexico, population 73, but he's the last to notice that one of his homemade tortillas has been touched by an angel — the kind of angel...
Released:
2007
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
97 mins