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24/06/2011 Drama 1h 38m
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Every father wants more for his son.

Overview

A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners.

  1. Chris Weitz

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Demián Bichir

    Carlos Riquelme

  2. José Julián

    Luis Galindo

  3. Chelsea Rendon

    Ruthie Valdez

  4. Dolores Heredia

    Anita

  5. Joaquín Cosío

    Blasco Martinez

  6. Carlos Linares

    Santiago

  7. Bobby Soto

    Facundo

  8. Nancy Lenehan

    Mrs. Donnely

  9. Gabriel Chavarria

    Ramon

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto
Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on 2022-07-16
**A good story, in which the search for a stolen van is linked to the recovery of a father's relationship with his teenage son.**

For many people, the USA is a land of dreams, of opportunities, where they dream to go, in order to free themselves from the harshness of their lives and the lack of conditions in their own countries. The same is true here, with Europe, and very particularly with Germany. Portugal, my country, is also very popular, but it is a country where most people simply pass on their way to the “promised land”.

Personally, I have nothing against these migratory flows...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$10,000,000.00

Revenue
$1,800,000.00

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