I'm a Mitzvah

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I'm a Mitzvah

2014

0h 19m

6.2(4 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

A short film about a young American man who spends one last night with his deceased friend while stranded in rural Mexico.

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Cast & Crew

7 members

Acting

Ben Schwartz

David

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Lainie Kazan

Mrs. Cohen

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Erick Chavarria

Morgue Attendant

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Alejandro Patiño

Airline Representative

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Alfredo Valencia

Old Man

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Alicia Benavides

Alejandrina

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Writing

Joshua Cohen

Dead Cohen

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