Without Men is a 2011 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Gabriela Tagliavini and starring Eva Longoria, Christian Slater, Kate del Castillo, and Oscar Nuñez. It is based on the 2007 novel Tales from the Town of Widows by James Cañón.
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Premise
Wives in a Latin American village fend for themselves after their husbands are conscripted to fight in a guerrilla war. Comedy, lesbian love, and unexpected consequences arise when the men return to find they are no longer allowed to be in charge.
Cast
Eva Longoria as Rosalba Viuda de Patiño
Christian Slater as Gordon Smith
Oscar Nuñez as Priest Rafael
Kate del Castillo as Cleotilde Huaniso
Guillermo Díaz as Campo Elias
Maria Conchita Alonso as Lucrecia
Camryn Manheim as Boss
Paul Rodriguez as Camacho
Reynaldo Pacheco as Julio
Mónica Huarte as Cecilia
Yvette Yates as Virgelina
Reception
Robert Koehler of Variety called it a "cheapo sex comedy stuffed with mugging actors and TV-scale filmmaking."