On
Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 71% based on 14 critics, with an average rating of 6.80/10. Bradley Gibson of
Film Threat wrote, "a family film both in front of the camera and behind it". Tom Tugend of
Jewish Journal wrote, "
Tango Shalom, which is populated by bearded Chassidim — not as caricatures or exotics, but as three-dimensional characters facing life's dilemmas and joys". Pope Francis was quoted in the Vatican newspaper, ''
L'Osservatore Romano'', “I was pleased to learn of the film, Tango Shalom, which is intended to foster the values of fraternal solidarity and peace on a global level. It is my hope that this effort will serve the common good of the human family by furthering a spirit of mutual dialogue and respect for all persons. Upon all involved in the production of the film, I invoke abundant divine blessings”. The
Interfaith dialogue movement has rallied behind
Tango Shalom, who have endorsements on their official website by the Palestinian Bishop of Jerusalem, Dr.
Munib Younan, Chief Rabbi
Yehuda Sarna, Association of British Muslims, Archbishop
Felix Anthony Machado, International Council of Christians and Jews, Centre For Religion, Reconciliation and Peace, The Global Peace Initiative of Women, United Religions Initiative,
Muslims for Progressive Values, The Peacemakers’ Circle Foundation, Jammu & Kashmir Policy Institute, Nobel Prize Nominee,
Steve Killelea, and the Reverend Dr. Richard Sudworth, Secretary for Inter Religious Affairs for the Archbishop of Canterbury. ". The film was also screened remotely at the prestigious 2021
Parliament of the World's Religions with the
Dalai Lama, and
Jane Goodall in attendance. According to Gabriel Bologna, the director of the film, it's an "ethnic comedy". The film has been well received by former Soviet Union states, and was a recipient of numerous audience awards in countries with high Muslim populations, such as Morocco, United Arab Emirates, and India. ==References==