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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   2,373 votes
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Writers:
Richard Glatzer (writer)
Wash Westmoreland (writer)
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Release Date:
5 July 2006 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
As Magdalena's 15th birthday approaches, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Kicked out of her house, she finds a new family with her great-granduncle and gay cousin. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
7 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
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User Comments:
A great film with no sex and no violence - so why the R rating? more (46 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jesus Castanos ... Ernesto (as Jesus Castanos Chima)

Araceli Guzman-Rico ... Maria

Emily Rios ... Magdalena
J.R. Cruz ... Herman
Listette Avila ... Jessica
Alicia Sixtos ... Eileen May Garcia
Hector Quevedo ... Dancing Boy
Germán Campos ... Chambelàn (as German Zavala)

Carlos Linares ... Videographer

Johnny Chavez ... Uncle Walter
Carmen Aguirre ... Aunt Silvia
Margarita Lugo ... Aunt Candy
Jorge Ortiz ... DJ
Veronica Sixtos ... Young Girl

Jesse Garcia ... Carlos
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Echo Park, L.A. (UK)
Sweet Fifteen (Australia) (TV title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, some sexual content and drug use.
Runtime:
90 min | UK:90 min (uncut)
Country:
USA
Language:
Spanish | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:16 | South Korea:15
Company:
Cinetic Media more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The character of Tio Tomas was based on writer/director Wash Westmoreland's great uncle. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Herman describes his busy weekend, he states that he is taking his AP History exam on Saturday. AP exams are only given on weekdays. more
Quotes:
Carlos: Nobody believes you, huh?
Magdalena: About what?
Carlos: "About what?", come on!
Magdalena: [pauses] No.
Carlos: Yeah, nobody believed me about anything all my life.
Magdalena: That's because you're a liar, and a thief, and a pothead. And a gay.
Carlos: [Makes face] So?
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Movie Connections:
References "America's Next Top Model" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Pica Pica more

FAQ

I enjoyed the movie but...... since when can a women get pregnant when the sperm is emited on her leg? I am a nurse and this is not possible. Sperm do not climb into the vagina. And why would a conservative minister father suddenly be so forgiving and feel guilty when he discovers that the 14 year old daughters sexual activity involved nudity and intimacy but just not full penetration. True to character he would still be very upset with her.
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24 out of 32 people found the following comment useful.
A great film with no sex and no violence - so why the R rating?, 9 August 2006
10/10
Author: 1124-2 from San Francisco

When I went to see this film, I had no idea what it was about, other than that it had something to do with the 15th birthday of a latino girl. It was a preview and the ticket was free. I was very pleasantly surprised. This is a either a little gem of a movie or a gem of a little movie. It shows a little slice of life - centering around the (major) problems of members of a latino extended family in Los Angeles (mostly the younger members). I'm not latino, and I live in northern California - so I have no idea how accurate a picture it is, but the picture is nevertheless true to life. All the characters are very believable - a rather rare description of an American film these days. I have never heard of any of the actors, yet without exception the acting was superb. Every character seemed very real, like people I have known. Halfway through the film, I did not know where it would end - the story could still have turned in several different directions. With the exception of an anglo gay couple, all the characters spoke in both English and Spanish, as many Mexican-Americans do in California.

For some bizarre reason, one of the major characters - Herman (played by an actor named J.R. Cruz, is not listed in the credits in IMDb.

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