What do you get when you put Lainie Kazan, Renee Taylor, A Rabbi, a Priest, a Muslim holy man and a Sikh mystic together? You get Tango Shalom! Oh, did I mention the Vatican Choir and Sikh Temple Band does the music? This is the first film in history to do so, and the first film in history to bring all four faiths together.
Gabriel Bologna, producer and director of this incredible film talks about how this film came together, the characters, and the message of this film.
This film brings together holy men from the above faiths in an effort to solve Rabbi Moshe’s moral issue – Moshe wants to save his Hebrew school, meets a tango instructor, and so the moral issue begins –he enters a big televised Tango competition to save his Hebrew school from bankruptcy. There is only one problem: due to his orthodox religious beliefs, he is not allowed to touch a woman! The solution is creative and the surprise ending will have you laughing and crying.
AND – you have to love Moshe. His foray into New York (from Crown Heights, Brooklyn) is an eye opener for him. He is the lovable underdog who keeps his beliefs and morality intact while dancing the tango. You have to see it.
The film has been a hit with the Jewish Film Festivals, and is currently being shown at the Miami Jewish Film Festival.
Check out the link below and you will see why.
https://youtu.be/xPNXa1hM1nc