Summary
Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 90Audiences 76GoodWatch 82
Tomatometer97%
Metascore83
User score7.8
Audience score77%
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.8/5
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −25 min on the typical 109
typical 10984Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2008
February 27, 2008
18 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
11 people
- APAlejandro PolancoAle
- IGIsamar GonzalesIsamar
- ARAhmad RazviAhmad
- CZCarlos ZapataCarlos
- RSRob SowulskiRob
- AFAnthony FeltonCarlos's Uncle
- E'Evelisse 'Lilah' OrtizEvelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz
- M'Michael 'Gringo' NietoConstruction Foreman
- CACarlos AyalaCarlos the Pigeon Worker
- Laura PatalanoLaura
- NJNick JasprizzaThe 'John'
Directing · 1
- Ramin Bahrani Director, Writer, Editor
Writing · 1
- Bahareh Azimi Writer
Production · 7
- Peter Saraf Executive Producer
- Marc Turtletaub Producer
- Jeb Brody Producer
- Lisa Muskat Producer
- Pradip Ghosh Co-Producer
- Bedford T. Bentley Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Michael Simmonds Director of Photography
Sound · 5
- M. Lo Original Music Composer
- Abigail Savage Sound Effects Editor
- William Tabanou Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Tom Efinger Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Joseph Stephens Boom Operator
Art · 2
- Richard A. Wright Production Design
- Elliott Glick Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Daphne Javitch Costume Design
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