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Released Year: 2011
Runtime: 98 minutes
Directors: Chris Weitz
Casts: Tim Griffin, Joaquín Cosio, Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo, Nancy Lenehan, Gabriel Chavarria, Demián Bichir, Dolores Heredia, Carlos Linares, Chelsea Rendon, José Julián, Bobby Soto, Olivia Presley
IMDB: A Better Life (2011)
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Boxoffice Magazine -
The timing is right for this remarkable and riveting family drama which puts a human face on the hot-button topic of immigration in such effective and emotional terms that you may never look at the subject in the same way again.
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Entertainment Weekly -
A Better Life was directed by the eclectic Chris Weitz (The Twilight Saga: New Moon, About a Boy), who weaves the torpor and anxiety of immigrant life into something dramatically true, if at moments a bit draggy.
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Observer -
The power in this movie is the way Chris Weitz trusts us to discover the facts for ourselves.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
By keeping things simple and understated, director Chris Weitz and screenwriter Eric Eason have crafted a little gem where humanity is observed with compassion, not condescension.
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Movieline -
Bichir - who played Fidel Castro in "Che" - resists the pathetic impulse, bringing dignity and distinction to a man who wakes up every morning knowing it's not just his burden but his job to be invisible.
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A Better Life (2011)
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.
A Better Life (2011)
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2011
Runtime: 98 minutes
Directors: Chris Weitz
Casts: Tim Griffin, Joaquín Cosio, Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo, Nancy Lenehan, Gabriel Chavarria, Demián Bichir, Dolores Heredia, Carlos Linares, Chelsea Rendon, José Julián, Bobby Soto, Olivia Presley
IMDB: A Better Life (2011)
Storyline
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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Reviews
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Boxoffice Magazine -
The timing is right for this remarkable and riveting family drama which puts a human face on the hot-button topic of immigration in such effective and emotional terms that you may never look at the subject in the same way again.
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Entertainment Weekly -
A Better Life was directed by the eclectic Chris Weitz (The Twilight Saga: New Moon, About a Boy), who weaves the torpor and anxiety of immigrant life into something dramatically true, if at moments a bit draggy.
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Observer -
The power in this movie is the way Chris Weitz trusts us to discover the facts for ourselves.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
By keeping things simple and understated, director Chris Weitz and screenwriter Eric Eason have crafted a little gem where humanity is observed with compassion, not condescension.
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Movieline -
Bichir - who played Fidel Castro in "Che" - resists the pathetic impulse, bringing dignity and distinction to a man who wakes up every morning knowing it's not just his burden but his job to be invisible.
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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.
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.
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.