Nora's Will

Nora commits suicide in a timely way consistent with her plan to bring her ex-husband, José (Luján), and the rest of their family together for a Passover together.

A photograph from the past, hidden under the bed, leads Jose to reexamine their relationship.{{Cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/noras_will/ | title=Five Days Without Nora | website=Rotten Tomatoes }}

This story begins when José finds out that Nora, the woman he'd been married to for 30 years and then divorced, has committed suicide. The rabbi tasked with Nora's burial explains to José that due to the celebration of the Passover festivities, together with a few other factors, if Nora is not buried that same day, they will have to wait almost five days to be able to carry out the burial. It turns out that before she died, Nora devised a Machiavellian plan in order for him to take care of her funeral. The film follows José as he has to navigate the clash between his atheistic beliefs and his family's Jewish religion, and his own past with Nora.

• Enrique Arreola as Moisés
• Ari Brickman as Rubén
• Juan Carlos Colombo as Dr. Nurko
• Marina de Tavira as Young Nora
• Max Kerlow as Rabbi Jacowitz
• Verónica Langer as Aunt Leah
• Martin LaSalle as Rabbi Kolatch
• Fernando Luján as José
• Silvia Mariscal as Nora
• Fermín Martínez as Doorman
• Juan Pablo Medina as Young José
• Arantza Moreno as Paola
• Vanya Moreno as Laura
• Angelina Peláez as Fabiana
• Cecilia Suárez as Bárbara
• Daniela Tarazona as Sales woman

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 89% based on reviews from 35 critics, with an average rating of 7.16/10.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/noras_will|title=Cinco días sin Nora (Nora's Will) (2010)|work=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}

Biarritz Festival Latin America,

• Best Film{{cite web |url=http://www.festivaldebiarritz.com/palmares-2009/ |title=Palmarès 2009 - Festival de Biarritz Amérique Latine - Cinéma et culture latine – édition 2014 |accessdate=2014-11-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007021554/http://www.festivaldebiarritz.com/palmares-2009/ |archivedate=2014-10-07 }}

Expresión en Corto International Film Festival,

• Best First Film{{Cite web|url=https://giff.mx/ganadores-2009/|title=» Ganadores 2009|accessdate=21 May 2023}}

Havana Film Festival,

• Grand Coral - Third Prize{{Cite web|url=http://www.habanafilmfestival.com/noticias/index.php?newsid=355|title=Noticias}}

Huelva Latin American Film Festival,

• Best Actor (Fernando Luján){{Cite web|url=http://www.correcamara.com.mx/inicio/int.php?mod=noticias_detalle&id_noticia=1566|title=Recibe Fernando Luján premio del Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva - CorreCamara.com.mx|website=www.correcamara.com.mx|accessdate=21 May 2023}}

Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival,

• Jury Award for Best Director and Best First film{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1143148/awards?ref_=tt_awd|title = Cinco días sin Nora - IMDb|website = IMDb}}

Mar del Plata International Film Festival,

• Best Film{{Cite web|url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2009/11/15/espectaculos/a08n1esp|title = La Jornada: Cinco días sin Nora gana el Ástor de Oro en festival de Mar del Plata|date = 15 November 2009}}

Miami International Film Festival,

• Audience Award{{cite web|url=http://www.miamifilmfestival.com/archives/2009/2009winners.aspx|title=2009 winners|access-date=21 May 2023

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Morelia International Film Festival,

• Audience Award{{Cite web|url=https://moreliafilmfest.com/en/ediciones-ficm?anio=2008|title=Ediciones FICM | Morelia Film Fest|website=moreliafilmfest.com|accessdate=21 May 2023}}

Moscow International Film Festival,

• Silver St. George (Best Director)

Skip City International D-Cinema Festival,

• Best Screenplay{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001278/2009|title = Skip City International D-Cinema Festival (2009)|website = IMDb}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{IMDb title|1143148|Five Days Without Nora}}
• {{Rotten Tomatoes|noras_will| Five Days Without Nora}}

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Category:2008 films

Category:2008 black comedy films

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Category:Best Picture Ariel Award winners

Category:Mexican black comedy films

Category:Mexican comedy-drama films

Category:2000s Spanish-language films

Category:Films about Jews and Judaism

Category:Spanish-language comedy-drama films

Category:2000s Mexican films

Category:Spanish-language black comedy films