The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic83/100
85 audience votes
Key crew
- Ramin BahraniDirector
- Ramin BahraniWriter
- Bahareh AzimiWriter
- M. LoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alejandro PolancoAle
- Isamar GonzalesIsamar
- Ahmad RazviAhmad
- Carlos ZapataCarlos
- Rob SowulskiRob
- Anthony FeltonCarlos's Uncle
- Evelisse 'Lilah' OrtizEvelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz
- Michael 'Gringo' NietoConstruction Foreman
- Carlos AyalaCarlos the Pigeon Worker
- Laura PatalanoLaura
- Nick JasprizzaThe 'John'
Stills
Themes
new york cityorphanstreet urchin