Sangre de mi sangre
(2007)
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Sangre de mi sangre
(2007)
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| Jesús Ochoa | ... | ||
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Armando Hernández | ... | |
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Jorge Adrián Espíndola | ... | |
| Paola Mendoza | ... | ||
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Sean Andrew | ... |
Police Officer #2
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Leonardo Anzures | ... |
Simon
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Luis Antonio Aponte | ... |
Foreman
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| Jean Brassard | ... |
Restaurant Owner
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Barbara Danicka | ... |
Polish Woman
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| Eugenio Derbez | ... |
Anibal
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| Ricky Garcia | ... |
Restaurant Worker
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Scott Glascock | ... |
John
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| Lev Gorn | ... |
Rough-Shave
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Yarida Hernandez | ... |
Woman
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Israel Hernández | ... |
Ricardo
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A Mexican boy smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father - only to have his identity stolen upon arrival by an impostor who seeks to steal the fathers' fortune.
I went to see this movie, with a view to getting a grip on the behind-the-scenes real-life struggles in the realm of the rampant illegal immigration. To sum it up, I left the big-screen room, with an embedded emblem in my mind which had inscribed on it "poverty,hunger, and desperation can trigger the barbaric side of us".
Some brilliant acting from the four principal characters: Diego, Juan, Pedro, and Magda. In fact, it was their virtuoso contribution that gave the flick its unfolding narrative, which nicely touches upon the dogfight arena that we rarely get to hear about even today. A movie which surely keeps you glued to the screen till the very last second it leaves the screen. Definitely worth its salt.
A good job by Christopher Zalla.. From the very beginning, we could see that Juan, innocent as he was deep inside, could not resist the madness inside him that was triggered by his struggle, desperation, hunger, etc, similar to the spontaneous effects of gravity in this universe. Each man for himself. No friendship. If anything similar to friendship, then conditions for cooperation. A nice rule/formula, played out nicely not only in this movie, but also within the real-life framework of the illegal immigrant society, facing deportation the moment they are in the hands of the cops. For them, they know only one language : "struggle", with it's only words :"food","money","shelter".
I'd recommend this film to anyone who either has not woken up to the reality of cruelty and hardships which illegal immigrants in the US face, or who questions it in any way. A nice eye-opener for us.