Film
A Better Life
2011 · 1h 38m · Drama
Every father wants more for his son.
- IMDb
- 7.2
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 86%
- Metacritic
- 64
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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.
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Cast
Demián Bichir
Carlos Riquelme
José Julián
Luis Galindo
Chelsea Rendon
Ruthie Valdez
Dolores Heredia
Anita
Joaquín Cosío
Blasco Martinez
Carlos Linares
Santiago
Bobby Soto
Facundo
Nancy Lenehan
Mrs. Donnely
Gabriel Chavarria
Ramon
Tim Griffin
Charlie
Isabella Rae Thomas
Linda
Giselle Nieto
Gigi
Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo
Crew
- Chris WeitzDirector · Producer
- Eric EasonScreenplay
- Roger L. SimonStory
- Stacey LublinerProducer
- Jami GertzProducer
- Christian McLaughlinProducer
- Paul Junger WittProducer
- Tony ThomasExecutive Producer
- Javier AguirresarobeDirector of Photography
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 24, 2011
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Revenue
- $1,800,000
- Genres
- Drama
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