Expiration Date

Expiration Date is set in what was once one of my favorite cities, Guadalajara. Kenya Márquez directs this black comedy – murder mystery with a Roshoman-esque story line. Ramona is searching for her good-for-nothing son who stormed out of the house 3 days past. She visits the coroner and meets the conspiracy queen receptionist. Their conversation and frequent subsequent meetings convince Ramona that her new neighbor, Mariana, holds the secret to her son's disappearance. Also at the morgue is a forensic-groupie, Genaro who seems to be hiding quite a lot himself. Through 3 “episodes” each one's tale is revealed. The characters are remarkably welled developed early on and the truths revealed paint a humorous yet morbid portrait of living day-to-day with the endemic violence that is modern Mexico.