The read
Scores higher than 83% of the 6,933 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
An Indigenous Latino American 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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic64/100
289 audience votes
Key crew
- Eric EasonScreenplay
- Chris WeitzDirector
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Demián BichirCarlos Riquelme
- José JuliánLuis Galindo
- Chelsea RendonRuthie Valdez
- Dolores HerediaAnita
- Joaquín CosíoBlasco Martinez
- Carlos LinaresSantiago
- Bobby SotoFacundo
- Nancy LenehanMrs. Donnely
- Gabriel ChavarriaRamon
- Tim GriffinCharlie
- Isabella Rae ThomasLinda
- Giselle NietoGigi
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Themes
californiaundocumented immigrantgardenerparental sacrifice