Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: Canada | UK
Runtime: USA:116 min | Canada:90 min | Canada:115 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Sometimes it takes your whole life to get it right.
Writers: Margaret Laurence (novel) Kari Skogland (screenplay)
Cast: Ellen Burstyn … Hagar
Christine Horne … Young Hagar
Cole Hauser … Young Bram
Ellen Page … Arlene
Sheila McCarthy … Doris
Kevin Zegers … John
Dylan Baker … Marvin
Peter MacNeill … Jason
Aaron Ashmore … Matt
Luke Kirby … Leo
Janet-Laine Green … Lottie
Judy Marshak … Silver Elms Matron
Doreen Brownstone … Silver Elms Bridge Player
Samantha Weinstein … Hagar – Child
Ryland Thiessen … Telford – Child
Plot: In Manitoba, Hagar Shipley is nearing 90. She has little, she tells us, but her memories. Over several weeks…
Awards: 3 wins & 5 nominations
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Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 91 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Do you know what really goes on in the mind of the person with whom you sleep?
Cast: Chris Cooper … Harry Allen
Annabel Kershaw … Miss Jones
Pierce Brosnan … Richard Langley
Patricia Clarkson … Pat Allen
Rachel McAdams … Kay Nesbitt
Sheila Paterson … Mrs. Walsh
David Richmond-Peck … Tom
Erin Boyes … Becky
Elijah St. Germain … Little Charlie
Terence Kelly … Dr. Anderson
Timothy Webber … Alvin Walters
Rebecca Codling … Photo Store Clerk
David Wenham … John O'Brien
Dolores Drake … Cinema Cashier
Malcolm Boddington … Well-Tailored Man
Plot: A 1940s-set drama where an adulterous man plots his wife’s death instead of putting her through the humiliation of a divorce. add synopsis
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: The search for true love begins outside the box
Cast: Ryan Gosling … Lars Lindstrom
Emily Mortimer … Karin
Paul Schneider … Gus
R.D. Reid … Reverend Bock
Kelli Garner … Margo
Nancy Beatty … Mrs. Gruner
Doug Lennox … Mr. Hofstedtler
Joe Bostick … Mr. Shaw
Liz Gordon … Mrs. Schindler
Nicky Guadagni … Mrs. Petersen
Patricia Clarkson … Dagmar
Karen Robinson … Cindy
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos … Kurt
Billy Parrott … Erik
Sally Cahill … Deb
Plot: A delusional young guy strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 14 nominations
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Diana's life is not what it seems.
Writers: Laura Kasischke (novel) Emil Stern (screenplay)
Cast: Uma Thurman … Diana McFee
Evan Rachel Wood … Young Diana
Eva Amurri … Maureen
Gabrielle Brennan … Emma McFee
Brett Cullen … Paul McFee
Oscar Isaac … Marcus
Jack Gilpin … Mr. McClood
Maggie Lacey … Amanda – adult
John Magaro … Michael Patrick
Lynn Cohen … Sister Beatrice
Nathalie Paulding … Amanda – teen
Molly Price … Diana's Mother
Oliver Solomon … Detective
Isabel Keating … Maureen's mother
Anna Moore … Blonde Student (as Anna Renee Moore)
Plot: A woman’s survivor’s guilt from a Columbine-like event twenty years ago causes her present-day idyllic life to fall apart. add synopsis
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK | Canada | USA
Runtime: 100 min | Canada:96 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English | Russian | Turkish | Ukrainian | Urdu
Director:
Tagline: Every sin leaves a mark.
Cast: Josef Altin … Ekrem
Mina E. Mina … Azim
Aleksander Mikic … Soyka
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse … Tatiana (as Sarah Jeanne Labrosse)
Lalita Ahmed … Customer
Badi Uzzaman … Chemist
Naomi Watts … Anna
Doña Croll … Nurse (as Dona Croll)
Raza Jaffrey … Doctor Aziz
Sinéad Cusack … Helen (as Sinead Cusack)
Jerzy Skolimowski … Stepan
Tatiana Maslany … Tatiana (voice)
Viggo Mortensen … Nikolai
Vincent Cassel … Kirill
Armin Mueller-Stahl … Semyon
Plot: A Russian teenager living in London who dies during childbirth leaves clues to a midwife in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 24 wins & 35 nominations
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Who Decides Who Gets A Second Chance?
Writers: Jonathan Trigell (novel) Mark O'Rowe (screenplay)
Cast: Andrew Garfield … Jack Burridge
Peter Mullan … Terry
Siobhan Finneran … Kelly
Alfie Owen … Eric Wilson
Victoria Brazier … Teacher
Skye Bennett … Angela
Madeleine Rakic-Platt … Schoolgirl
Josef Altin … Bully
Dudley Brewis … 2nd Bully
Leigh Symonds … Eric's Dad
Maria Gough … Eric's Mum
Taylor Doherty … Philip Craig
Jeremy Swift … Dave
Shaun Evans … Chris
Carlene Hanson … Waitress
Plot: The story of a young ex-con Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a murder he committed as a child.
Awards: 10 wins & 8 nominations
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:124 min
Languages: English | French | Arabic | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: How Can You Find Yourself if No One Can See You?
Cast: Summer Bishil … Jasira Maroun
Chris Messina … Barry
Maria Bello … Gail Monahan
Peter Macdissi … Rifat Maroun (as Peter MacDissi)
Gemmenne de la Peña … Denise
Robert Baker … Mr. Joffrey
Eamonn Roche … School Photographer
Aaron Eckhart … Travis Vuoso
Carrie Preston … Evelyn Vuoso
Chase Ellison … Zack Vuoso
Irina Voronina … "Snow Queen" Centerfold
Cleo King … Sales Clerk
Michael McShae … Middle School Jerk #1
D.C. Cody … Middle School Jerk #2
Soledad St. Hilaire … Janitor
Plot: A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 93 min
Languages: Spanish | English
Director: Bernie Goldmann
Melisa Wallack
Tagline: A comedy about someone you know.
Cast: Aaron Eckhart … Bill
Jessica Alba … Lucy
Elizabeth Banks … Jess
Logan Lerman … The Kid
Holmes Osborne … Mr. Jacoby
Todd Louiso … John Jr.
Timothy Olyphant … Chip Johnson
Reed Diamond … Paul
Kristen Wiig … Jane Whittman
Jason Sudeikis … Jim Whittman
Andy Zou … Donald Choo
Ana Lucasey … Sarah Sheldon
Constance Barron … Mrs. Jacoby
Conor O'Farrell … Principal
Julia Pace Mitchell … Dana
Plot: A guy fed up with his job and married to a cheating wife reluctantly mentors a rebellious teen.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 122 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What if someone you love…just disappeared?
Cast: Omar Metwally … Anwar El-Ibrahimi
Reese Witherspoon … Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi
Aramis Knight … Jeremy El-Ibrahimi
Rosie Malek-Yonan … Nuru El-Ibrahimi
Jake Gyllenhaal … Douglas Freeman
Hadar Ratzon … Safiya
Moa Khouas … Khalid El-Emin
Zineb Oukach … Fatima Fawal
Yigal Naor … Abasi Fawal (as Igal Naor)
Laila Mrabti … Lina Fawal
David Fabrizio … William Dixon
Mounir Margoum … Rani
Driss Roukhe … Bahi
J.K. Simmons … Lee Mayer
Meryl Streep … Corrine Whitman
Plot: A CIA analyst questions his assignment after witnessing an unorthodox interrogation at a secret detention facility outside the US.
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Release Year: 2007
Country: Russia
Runtime: 159 min
Languages: Russian | Chechen
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Nikita Mikhalkov (writer) & Aleksandr Novototsky (writer) …
Cast: Sergei Makovetsky … Juror #1
Nikita Mikhalkov … Juror #2
Sergey Garmash … Juror #3
Valentin Gaft … Juror #4
Aleksei Petrenko … Juror #5
Yuriy Stoyanov … Juror #6
Sergey Gazarov … Juror #7
Mikhail Efremov … Juror #8
Aleksey Gorbunov … Juror #9
Sergei Artsybashev … Juror #10
Viktor Verzhbitskiy … Juror #11
Roman Madyanov … Juror #12
Aleksandr Adabashyan … Bailiff
Apti Magamaev … The Boy
Abdi Magamayev … Little Chechen
Plot: 12 jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen teenager charged with murdering his stepfather.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 100 min
Languages: English | Hebrew
Director:
Tagline: Life can change in a heartbeat.
Writers: Alice Arlen (screenplay) and Victor Levin (screenplay) …
Cast: Helen Hunt … April Epner
Bette Midler … Bernice Graves
Colin Firth … Frank
Matthew Broderick … Ben Green
Ben Shenkman … Dr. Freddy Epner
Lynn Cohen … Trudy Epner
John Benjamin Hickey … Alan
Salman Rushdie … Dr. Masani
Daisy Tahan … Ruby
Tommy Nelson … Jimmy Ray
Stephanie Yankwitt … Stacey
Lillias White … Sheila (as Lillias D. White)
David Callegati … Gianni
Rabbi Kenneth Stern … Rabbi (as Rabbi Kenneth A. Stern)
Robert LuPone … Ted
Plot: A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother… add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
All Genres:
Documentary, Drama, History
Release Year: 2007
Country: Canada
Runtime: Argentina:80 min | Canada:80 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Guy Maddin (written by) and George Toles (dialogue writer)
Cast: Ann Savage … Mother
Louis Negin … Mayor Cornish
Amy Stewart … Janet Maddin
Darcy Fehr … Guy Maddin
Brendan Cade … Cameron Maddin
Wesley Cade … Ross Maddin
Lou Profeta … Himself
Fred Dunsmore … Himself
Kate Yacula … Citizen Girl
Jacelyn Lobay … Gwenyth Lloyd
Eric Nipp … Viscount Gort
Jennifer Palichuk … Althea Cornish
Deborah Carlson
Kevin Harris
Scott Hamel
Plot: A personal portrait of filmmaker Guy Maddin’s hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba. add synopsis
Awards: 3 wins & 1 nomination
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Thursday, September 6th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Australia
Runtime: 122 min | Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: How many wrongs to make it right?
Cast: Jodie Foster … Erica Bain
Terrence Howard … Detective Mercer
Nicky Katt … Detective Vitale
Naveen Andrews … David Kirmani
Mary Steenburgen … Carol
Ene Oloja … Josai
Luis Da Silva Jr. … Lee
Blaze Foster … Cash
Rafael Sardina … Reed
Jane Adams … Nicole
Gordon MacDonald … Murrow
Zoë Kravitz … Chloe
John Magaro … Ethan
Victor Colicchio … Cutler
Jermel Howard … Thug on Subway
Plot: A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations
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Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
All Genres:
Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Western
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 160 min
Languages: English | Danish
Director:
Tagline: Beyond the myth lies America's greatest betrayal.
Cast: Brad Pitt … Jesse James
Mary-Louise Parker … Zee James
Brooklynn Proulx … Mary James
Dustin Bollinger … Tim James
Casey Affleck … Robert Ford
Sam Rockwell … Charley Ford
Jeremy Renner … Wood Hite
Sam Shepard … Frank James
Garret Dillahunt … Ed Miller
Paul Schneider … Dick Liddil
Joel McNichol … Express Messenger
James Defelice … Baggagemaster (as James DeFelice)
J.C. Roberts … Engineer
Darrell Orydzuk … Ukranian Train Passenger
Jonathan Erich Drachenberg … Young Train Passenger
Plot: Robert Ford, who’s idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 19 nominations
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: A comedy about growing up… and the bumps along the way.
Cast: Ellen Page … Juno MacGuff
Michael Cera … Paulie Bleeker
Jennifer Garner … Vanessa Loring
Jason Bateman … Mark Loring
Allison Janney … Brenda 'Bren' MacGuff
J.K. Simmons … Mac MacGuff
Olivia Thirlby … Leah
Eileen Pedde … Gerta Rauss
Rainn Wilson … Rollo
Daniel Clark … Steve Rendazo
Darla Fay … Bleeker's Mom (as Darla Vandenbossche)
Aman Johal … Vijay
Valerie Tian … Su-Chin Qah
Emily Perkins … Punk Receptionist
Kaaren de Zilva … Ultrasound Technician
Plot: Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 49 wins & 38 nominations
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 121 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it.
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones … Hank Deerfield
Charlize Theron … Det. Emily Sanders
Jason Patric … Lt. Kirklander
Susan Sarandon … Joan Deerfield
James Franco … Sgt. Dan Carnelli
Barry Corbin … Arnold Bickman
Josh Brolin … Chief Buchwald
Frances Fisher … Evie
Wes Chatham … Cpl. Steve Penning
Jake McLaughlin … Spc. Gordon Bonner
Mehcad Brooks … Spc. Ennis Long
Jonathan Tucker … Spc. Mike Deerfield
Wayne Duvall … Detective Nugent
Victor Wolf … Pvt. Robert Ortiez
Brent Briscoe … Detective Hodge
Plot: A retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son’s disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
All Genres:
Biography, Drama, Music
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 135 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: All I Can Do Is Be Me Whoever That Is
Writers: Todd Haynes (screenplay) & Oren Moverman (screenplay) …
Cast: Cate Blanchett … Jude
Ben Whishaw … Arthur
Christian Bale … Jack / Pastor John
Richard Gere … Billy
Marcus Carl Franklin … Woody / Chaplin Boy
Heath Ledger … Robbie
Kris Kristofferson … Narrator (voice)
Don Francks … Hobo Joe
Roc LaFortune … Hobo Moe
Larry Day … Government Agent
Paul Cagelet … Carny / Bell-Hop
Brian R.C. Wilmes … Circus Man (as Brian RC Wilmes)
Pierre-Alexandre Fortin … Gorgeous George
Richie Havens … Old Man Arvin
Tyrone Benskin … Mr. Arvin
Plot: Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician’s life and work.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 14 wins & 11 nominations
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Friday, August 31st, 2007
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK | India
Runtime: 102 min | Canada:101 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English | Bengali
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Monica Ali (novel) Laura Jones (writer)
Cast: Tannishtha Chatterjee … Nazneen Ahmed
Satish Kaushik … Chanu Ahmed
Christopher Simpson … Karim
Naeema Begum … Rukshana 'Shahna' Ahmed
Lana Rahman … Bibi Ahmed
Lalita Ahmed … Mrs. Islam
Harvey Virdi … Razia
Zafreen … Hasina
Harsh Nayyar … Dr. Azad
Abdul Nlephaz Ali … Tariq
Bijal Chandaria … Shefali
Mohammed Ahsan … Meeting Chairman
Josh Ali … Meeting Secretary
Raha Ahmed … First Speaker at Meeting
Abed Hakim … Second Speaker at Meeting
Plot: A young Bangladeshi woman, Nazneem, arrives in 1980s London, leaving behind her beloved sister and home…
Awards: 3 wins & 4 nominations
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Friday, August 31st, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: Brazil
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: Portuguese
Director:
Tagline: An unforgettable tale of friendship and survival in a city where the greatest challenge is growing up.
Writers: Elena Soarez (screenplay) and Paulo Morelli (story)
Cast: Douglas Silva … Acerola
Darlan Cunha … Laranjinha
Jonathan Haagensen … Madrugadão
Rodrigo dos Santos … Heraldo
Camila Monteiro … Cris
Naima Silva … Camila
Eduardo 'BR' Piranha … Nefasto (as Eduardo BR)
Luciano Vidigal … Fiel
Pedro Henrique … Caju rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aldene Abreu … Soldado 1 Bete
Gabriel Aguila … Soldado do Madrugadao 2
Edy Argolo … Soldado do Madrugadao 7
Jonathan Azevedo … Soldado de Madrugadao 1
Andrea Bacellar … Patroa Cris
Marcello Barcellos … Policial 2
Alex Bastillo … Soldado do Careca 1
Bel … Soldado do Careca 1
Biro … Soldado Nefasto 4
Arthur Bispo Coutinho … Vapor Madrugadao 2
Black … Soldado Nefasto 1
Alex Borges … Garçon 3
Isaac Borges … Soldado 2 Doldinho
Barbara Borgga … Funciodila Presidio
Flavio Borja … 1 Juarez
Alexandro Brito … Moleque da farmacia
Bronca … Guarda do patronato
Erik Burdon … Garçon 2
Wilton Campos … Soldado Nefasto 8
Michelle Cardoso … Valéria
André Carvalho … Soldado do Madrugadao 6
Cláudio Cinti … Golano Acongueiro
Márcio Costa … Soldado 3 Polito
Luca De Castro … Sindico do condominio
Dimas … Soldado do Morro do Careca 1
José Mario Farias … Helinho
Victor Fernando … Soldado Nefasto 2
Jonathan Gomes … Vapor Madrugadao 4
Michel Gomes … Fininho
Maurício Gonçalves … Cris's father
Mário Hermeto … Garçon 4
Eber Inacio … Zézé
Claudio Jaborandy … Complice de Heraldo
Fábio Lago … Ceara
Sônia Lino … Esmeralda
Vendedora Loja … Carolina Bezerra
Robson Luiz … Garoto novo
Shawn McGill … Wallace (voice)
Vinicius Messias … Garçon 1
Nandao … Soldado do Careca 1
Negao … Soldado do Careca 1
Brenno Neves … Madrugadao crianca
Vinícius Oliveira … Clayton
Vítor Oliveira … Clayton
Allan Pacheco … Soldado Nefasto 5
Pagodinho … Soldado Nefasto 7
Joao Paulo … Soldado do Careca 1
Alran Pinheiro … Funciodilo Cartolo
Avandro Ricardo … Soldado do Madrugadao 3
Robson Rocha … Soldado 4 Bulu
Kamilla Rodrigues … Tina
Babu Santana … Drug lord from Morro do Careca
André Santos … Soldado Nefasto 9
Rafaela Santos … Bela da Madrugadao
Robson Santos … Morro do Careca
Luisao Seixas … Pedrelia
Bino Silva … Soldado do Madrugadao 4
Tiago Souza … Soldado Nefasto 6
Thogun … Pal de ace ola
Luiz Tomaz … Soldado Nefasto 3
Everton Tonzao … Soldado do Careca 1
Charles Torres … Pregador
Arthur Viana … Soldado do Madrugadao 5
Delgresson Vieira … Vapor Madrugadao 3
Jersiano Vieira … Soldado do Morro do Careca
Luis Whellington … Vapor Madrugadao 1
Bebe Zao … Soldado do Careca 1
Zol … Soldado do Careca 1
Plot: Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers’ pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio’s favelas. add synopsis
Awards: 3 nominations
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Always protect the family.
Cast: Michael Philip Del Rio … Lugo
Samuel Molina … Older Man
Rick Sepulveda … Joey
Manny Perez … Wilson DeLeon Sr.
D.C. Benny … Ceasar
Mercedes Mercado … Latina Killer #1
Carmen Perez … Latina Killer #2
Zulay Henao … Mora
Jessica Pimentel … Young Millie
Angelic Zambrana … Young Jessenia
Julie Carmen … Nilsa
Ronald Escobar … Javier's Man #1
Gary Perez … Javier Cordero
Rick Gonzalez … Wilson Jr.
Dania Ramirez … Ana
Plot: When the thugs who killed his father come looking for him, a young Latino man and his mother flee from their home. add synopsis
Awards: 3 nominations
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