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Directed by | |||
| Chris Weitz | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Eric Eason | (screenplay) | |
| Roger L. Simon | (story) | |
Cast (in credits order)
 | Demián Bichir | ... | Carlos Galindo |
 | Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo | ... | Himself |
 | Joaquín Cosio | ... | Blasco Martinez |
 | José Julián | ... | Luis Galindo |
 | Nancy Lenehan | ... | Mrs. Donnely |
 | Gabriel Chavarria | ... | Ramon |
 | Bobby Soto | ... | Facundo |
 | Chelsea Rendon | ... | Ruthie Valdez |
 | Trampas Thompson | ... | School Security Officer |
 | Tim Griffin | ... | Juvie Officer |
 | Valorie Hubbard | ... | School Secretary |
 | Dolores Heredia | ... | Anita |
 | Isabella Rae Thomas | ... | Linda |
 | Carlos Linares | ... | Santiago |
 | Robert Peters | ... | Truck Driver |
 | Richard Cabral | ... | Marcelo Valdez |
 | Bella Balajadia | ... | Bella |
 | Giselle Nieto | ... | Gigi |
| Luis Colocio | ... | Ruthie's Uncle (as Luis A. Colocio) |
| Ray Moreno | ... | Ruthie's Uncle |
| Yelyna De Leon | ... | Ruthie's Mother |
 | Rolando Molina | ... | Jesus |
 | Taide Acosta | ... | Young Woman |
| Joe Renteria | ... | Bearded Man |
| Isidro Vallin | ... | Payaso |
 | Magi Avila | ... | Shot Girl |
| Henry Ambriz | ... | Mexican Singer |
| Miguel Alejandro Gaxiola | ... | Voz de Mando Singer |
| Jorge Arturo Gaxiola | ... | Voz de Mando Singer |
| Robert Renderos | ... | Busboy |
| Charles Currier | ... | Auto Mart Security Guard |
 | Marlon Correa | ... | Prison Guard |
| Adrian Mojica | ... | Police Officer |
 | Todd Felix | ... | Gabe Wettenal |
 | Eddie Martinez | ... | Rey |
 | Jason Medwin | ... | ICE Officer |
 | Tom Schanley | ... | ICE Officer |
| Abraham Chaidez | ... | Coyote |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Lian Castillo | ... | Student |
 | Ruben Avitia | ... | ICE Officer (uncredited) |
 | Rico Devereaux | ... | Bouncer (uncredited) |
 | Patrizia Medrano | ... | Dancer in Nightclub (uncredited) |
 | George Paez | ... | Nicaraguan (uncredited) |
| Abraham Rubio | ... | Club Bouncer (uncredited) |
 | Tatiana Sarasty | ... | Young Woman (uncredited) |
Produced by | |||
| Jami Gertz | .... | producer | |
| Laura Greenlee | .... | co-producer | |
| Paul Junger Witt | .... | producer | |
| Stacey Lubliner | .... | producer | |
| Christian McLaughlin | .... | producer | |
| Tony Thomas | .... | executive producer | |
| Chris Weitz | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Alexandre Desplat | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Javier Aguirresarobe | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Peter Lambert | |||
Casting by | |||
| Carla Hool | |||
| Joseph Middleton | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Missy Stewart | (as Melissa Stewart) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Christopher Tandon | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Bryan Venegas | (as Bryan John Venegas) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Elaine Montalvo | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Kim Adrissi | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Gloria Pasqua Casny | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Sallie Ciganovich | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Maggie Hayes-Jackson | .... | additional hair stylist (as Maggie Hayes Jackson) | |
| Michael Marcellino | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Mark Sanchez | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Yoko Nobushi | .... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Robb Earnest | .... | production supervisor | |
| Laura Greenlee | .... | unit production manager | |
| Jasmine Kosovic | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Carlos De La Torre | .... | second assistant director | |
| Marisa Ferrey | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Ricardo Méndez Matta | .... | first assistant director (as Ricardo Mendez Matta) | |
| Allison Rushton | .... | dga trainee | |
Art Department | |||
| Jim Bitil | .... | on-set greensperson | |
| Joshua Borgese | .... | greens (as Josh Borgese) | |
| Steve Borgese | .... | key greensperson | |
| Jerry A. Chavez | .... | property master (as Jerry Chavez) | |
| Denis Cordova | .... | construction coordinator | |
| James A. Costello | .... | set dresser (as James Costello) | |
| Kyle Craig | .... | labor foreperson | |
| Jon De Pabon | .... | set painter (as Peabo 'Jon' De Pabon) | |
| Timothy Feimster | .... | on-set dresser (as Tim Fiemster) | |
| Eloy Fernandez | .... | assistant property master | |
| Luis Ivan Garcia | .... | art department production assistant | |
| Ray Garcia | .... | set dresser | |
| Lucia Gillot | .... | set painter | |
| Jose Gutierrez Jr. | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Brigitte Heichelbech | .... | set painter | |
| Charles Hunter | .... | set painter | |
| Anne Hyvarinen | .... | lead painter | |
| Stephen Kelley Jr. | .... | set dresser | |
| Charles Kern | .... | set painter | |
| Noah Plunkett | .... | greens | |
| Neil David Pontecorvo | .... | greensman | |
| Catherine Pryor | .... | set dresser | |
| Caroline Quinn | .... | set designer (as Caroline Quinn-Decker) | |
| Lisa Robinson | .... | assistant property master | |
| Richard Robinson | .... | propmaker foreperson | |
| Aaron G. Rodriguez | .... | stand-by painter (as Aaron Rodriguez) | |
| Dave Sliwa | .... | set dresser | |
| Gary Thomas | .... | storyboard artist | |
| David Touster | .... | set decorator buyer | |
| Phil Tubach | .... | leadperson | |
| Javiera Varas | .... | assistant art director | |
| Christian Washburn | .... | on-set dresser | |
Sound Department | |||
| Mark Agostino | .... | audio playback operator | |
| Wade Barnett | .... | adr recordist | |
| Juan Cisneros | .... | sound utility | |
| Lara Dale | .... | foley assistant | |
| Chris David | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Romain Drouillon | .... | french dubbing mixer | |
| John R. Fors | .... | boom operator (as John Fors) | |
| Terry Garcia | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Allen Hartz | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Scott Hecker | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Ellen Heuer | .... | foley artist | |
| Rick Hromadka | .... | additional sound editor | |
| Kraig Kishi | .... | sound utility | |
| Elliott Koretz | .... | additional sound editor | |
| Tim Limer | .... | sound mix recordist | |
| Yehuda Maayan | .... | sound mixer | |
| Travis MacKay | .... | adr mixer | |
| Eric A. Norris | .... | additional sound editor | |
| Derek Pippert | .... | foley editor | |
| A. Josh Reinhardt | .... | foley mixer (as Joshua Reinhardt) | |
| Miguel Rivera | .... | supervising adr editor | |
| Miguel Rivera | .... | supervising dialogue editor | |
| Scott Sanders | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Roy Seeger | .... | additional sound editor | |
| Gabriel J. Serrano | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Jon Title | .... | sound effects editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Charlie Bellardinelli | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| James Bomalick | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Emil Warren | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Kyle Gray | .... | compositor: Wildfire VFX | |
| Elbert Irving IV | .... | visual effects coordinator: Wildfire VFX | |
| Tom Lamb | .... | compositor: Wildfire VFX | |
| Jim 'Big Dog' McLean | .... | compositor: Wildfire VFX (as Jim McLean) | |
| Caleb Owens | .... | compositor: Wildfire VFX | |
| Eric Pender | .... | compositor: Wildfire VFX | |
| Lauren Ritchie | .... | visual effects producer: Wildfire VFX | |
| Dottie Starling | .... | visual effects supervisor: Wildfire VFX | |
| Wilson Tang | .... | digital restoration (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Greg Anthony | .... | stunts | |
| Danny Arias | .... | stunts | |
| Daniel Arrias | .... | stunt double | |
| Timothy Thomas Brown | .... | stunts (as Tim Brown) | |
| Charles Currier | .... | stunts | |
| Edgar Landa | .... | stunts | |
| Nito Larioza | .... | stunts | |
| Danny Le Boyer | .... | stunts | |
| Will Leong | .... | stunts | |
| Anthony Martins | .... | stunts | |
| Jason Rodriguez | .... | stunts | |
| Trampas Thompson | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Mark Vanselow | .... | stunts | |
| Nito Larioza | .... | stunt double: Gabriel Chavarria (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Amy H. Abrams | .... | second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Amy Abrams) | |
| Dustin Ault | .... | best boy rigging grip | |
| Eric C. Castro | .... | rigging electrician (as Eric Castro) | |
| Rafael 'Rafa' Castro | .... | video assist operator (as Rafael Castro) | |
| John P. Cleveland | .... | grip (as John Cleveland) | |
| Andreas Crawford | .... | dolly grip (as Andy Crawford) | |
| Gary Dagg | .... | key grip | |
| Dhamarata Dhiensuwana | .... | key rigging grip (as Dhamarata 'G' Dhiensuwana) | |
| Louis DiCesare | .... | gaffer (as Lou DiCesare) | |
| Danny Durr | .... | lamp operator | |
| Tim Durr | .... | best boy electric | |
| Eric Dyson | .... | first assistant camera: "b" camera | |
| Michael Fauntleroy Jr. | .... | second assistant camera (as Mike Fauntleroy) | |
| Ian Fox | .... | camera operator | |
| Kirk R. Gardner | .... | camera operator: "b" camera (as Kirk Gardner) | |
| Kirk R. Gardner | .... | steadicam operator (as Kirk Gardner) | |
| Roy C. Granada | .... | rigging gaffer (as Roy Granada) | |
| David Henri | .... | 24 frame playback operator | |
| Ami Howard | .... | loader | |
| Amy Howard | .... | camera loader | |
| Joe Kelly | .... | grip | |
| Carrie Lazar | .... | camera loader | |
| Nick Liampetchakul | .... | rigging grip (as Nick Liapetchakul) | |
| Bill Marti | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Peter McAdams | .... | grip | |
| Merrick Morton | .... | still photographer (as Merrick Rhodes Morton) | |
| Ray Ochoa | .... | grip | |
| Travis Phung | .... | rigging electrician | |
| Martin Reder | .... | lamp operator | |
| Nikola Ristic | .... | lamp operator (as Marty Reder) | |
| Moulaye Sene | .... | lamp operator | |
| Brian Silva | .... | lamp operator | |
| Vich Thiensuwana | .... | rigging grip (as Vich Thienfuwana) | |
| Mike Thomas | .... | additional camera operator | |
| Tim van der Linden | .... | rigging electrician | |
| Rodney Veto | .... | best boy grip | |
| David Youel | .... | best boy rigging electric | |
| Nico Bally | .... | technocrane technician (uncredited) | |
| Jake Leannah | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
| Patriq Luo | .... | electric rigging best boy (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Sharp | .... | rigging electrician (uncredited) | |
| Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano | .... | first assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Lorin Semone Leifer | .... | casting assistant (as Semone Leifer) | |
| Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson | .... | adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna) | |
| Tammy L. Smith | .... | extras casting (as Tammy Smith) | |
| Dixie Webster | .... | extras casting (as Dixie Webster-Davis) | |
| Tineka Becker | .... | casting associate (uncredited) | |
| Kathryn Calogero | .... | casting assistant (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Jesse Anderson | .... | costumer (as Jesse Chloe Anderson) | |
| Safowa Bright-Asare | .... | costumer | |
| David Fernandez | .... | costumer | |
| Maritza Garcia-Roddy | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Anne Kemmeter | .... | additional set costumer (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Dannielle Carr | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Michael Hatzer | .... | digital intermediate colorist: Technicolor | |
| Kindra Marra | .... | first assistant editor (as Kindra J. Marra) | |
| Bob Peishel | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Lara Ramirez | .... | assistant editor | |
| Mark Sahagun | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
| Leslie Adkins-Garza | .... | post-production coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Chris Jensen | .... | senior digital colorist assist (uncredited) | |
| Harry Muller | .... | color timer (uncredited) | |
| Darin Wooldridge | .... | home video mastering colorist (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| David Arch | .... | musician: pianoi (as Dave Arch) | |
| Jean-Pascal Beintus | .... | orchestrator | |
| Christine Bergren | .... | music clearance and legal services: Christine Bergren Music Consulting | |
| Nicolas Charron | .... | orchestrator | |
| Peter Clarke | .... | assistant music editor | |
| Phil Cobb | .... | musician: trumpet | |
| Allison Cummings | .... | music clearance and legal services: Christine Bergren Music Consulting (as Ali Cummings) | |
| Alexandre Desplat | .... | conductor | |
| Alexandre Desplat | .... | orchestrator | |
| Andrew Dudman | .... | music mixer: Abbey Road Studios | |
| Andrew Dudman | .... | music recordist: Abbey Road Studios | |
| Jim Ellis | .... | musician: mandolin | |
| Xavier Forcioli | .... | music programming | |
| Dalia Franco | .... | music clearance and legal services: Christine Bergren Music Consulting | |
| Rebecca Gilliver | .... | musician: cello | |
| Colin Green | .... | musician: guitar | |
| Charles Martin Inouye | .... | supervising music editor | |
| Paul Katz | .... | music consultant: Eye2Ear Music | |
| Carmine Lauri | .... | orchestra leader | |
| London Symphony Orchestra | .... | musicians (as The London Symphony Orchestra) | |
| Gerard McCann | .... | supervising music editor | |
| Sylvain Morizet | .... | orchestrator | |
| John Parricelli | .... | musician: guitar | |
| Alexandra Patsavas | .... | music supervisor | |
| Claude Romano | .... | music preparation | |
| Marc Stevens | .... | recording manager: L.S.O. | |
| Dan Thomas | .... | musician: mandolin | |
| Kasey Truman | .... | music coordinator | |
| Norbert Vergonjeanne | .... | music preparation (as Norbert Vergonjanne) | |
| Brittany Whyte | .... | music coordinator | |
Transportation Department | |||
| James Andrews | .... | driver (as Jim Andrews) | |
| George Bolton | .... | transportation captain | |
| Rick Bowen | .... | driver | |
| Steve Bridgeman | .... | driver | |
| Jim DePue | .... | driver (as James DePue) | |
| Rodrigo Dorame | .... | driver (as Rodrigo Dorame Jr.) | |
| Wayne Flowers Jr. | .... | driver (as Wayne Flowers) | |
| Jose Hernandez | .... | driver | |
| Mark Holmes | .... | driver | |
| Dennis Janovici | .... | driver | |
| Joe Moraldi | .... | driver | |
| Esteban Munoz | .... | driver | |
| Nelson O. Noguera | .... | driver (as Nelson Noguera) | |
| Peter Ortega | .... | driver | |
| German Rodriguez | .... | driver | |
| Federico Salas | .... | driver | |
| Mario Simon | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Patrick Tousignant | .... | driver | |
| Ted Trella | .... | driver | |
| Norma Leonard | .... | transportation assistant (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Rachel Aberly | .... | unit publicist | |
| Caellum Allan | .... | physical production | |
| Maxine Arbarbara | .... | studio teacher (as Maxine Abarabara) | |
| Roland Arenz | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Diana Ascher | .... | post production accountant: Trevanna Post | |
| Alex Barnoya | .... | set medic | |
| Ellen Benjamin | .... | assistant: Mr. Witt | |
| Christa Beth Watkins | .... | production assistant (as Christa 'Beth' Watkins) | |
| Christa Beth Watkins | .... | production assistant | |
| Charmaine Boos | .... | studio teacher | |
| Carolyn Bowes | .... | production assistant | |
| Linda Bracero | .... | production coordinator (as Linda Bracero-Morel) | |
| Giselle Chruszcz | .... | assistant: Ms. Lubliner & Ms. Gertz | |
| Andrew Cone | .... | assistant location manager (as Andy Cone) | |
| Bob Craft | .... | additional location manager | |
| Fermin Davalos | .... | location manager | |
| Lida Davidians | .... | insurance: DeWitt Stern Group | |
| Ron Dolecki | .... | legal services: Rosenfeld, Meyer & Sussman (as Ron E. Dolecki Jr.) | |
| Steven Eddy | .... | physical production executive | |
| Shayne Fiske | .... | production executive | |
| Will Garcia | .... | craft service (as William Garcia) | |
| John A. Hamby | .... | insurance: DeWitt Stern Group (as John Hamby) | |
| Bridget Hart | .... | stand-in | |
| Mary Hernandez | .... | accounting clerk | |
| Erick Herrarte | .... | head chef | |
| Pablo C. Herrera | .... | craft service (as Pablo Herrera) | |
| Nathan Israel | .... | production assistant | |
| Ismael Jimenez | .... | production assistant (as Ismael 'Cheese' Jimenez) | |
| Evan Johnson | .... | assistant production coordinator (as Evan Michael Johnson) | |
| Quanita Johnson | .... | production finance manager | |
| Ben Kraus | .... | production assistant | |
| Ashley Kravitz | .... | clearances: Cleared By Ashley | |
| Norma Jean Leonard | .... | production assistant | |
| Melissa Lizardo | .... | production assistant | |
| Romy Loor | .... | production assistant | |
| Giovanni Lopez | .... | insurance: DeWitt Stern Group | |
| Stephanie Mace | .... | production assistant | |
| Liliana M. Molina | .... | script supervisor | |
| Bradley Pero | .... | production assistant (as Brad Pero) | |
| Oscar Pizano | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Jeff 'Doc' Porter | .... | construction medic (as Jeff Porter) | |
| Bryant Powell | .... | stand-in | |
| Frank Reina | .... | production assistant (as Frankie Reina) | |
| Jesus A. Reyes | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Alfonso F. Ruiz | .... | assistant location manager (as Alfonso Ruiz) | |
| Ahmed Saker | .... | construction medic | |
| Loriel Samaras | .... | production assistant | |
| Will Sandoval | .... | production assistant | |
| Natasha Shumny | .... | post facilities coordinator | |
| Todd Steiner | .... | production financing: Comerica Entertainment Group | |
| Jared Underwood | .... | production financing: Comerica Entertainment Group | |
| Brenda Vogel | .... | assistant: Mr. Weitz | |
| Stephanie Wescott | .... | first assistant accountant | |
| Bill Wesley | .... | key assistant location manager | |
| Lavinia Zetina | .... | production accountant | |
| David Keith Anderson | .... | dancer (uncredited) | |
| Zoe Bower | .... | post facilities manager (uncredited) | |
| Taylor Boyd | .... | key assistant location manager (uncredited) | |
| Tana David | .... | post facilities coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Erik Feig | .... | production executive (uncredited) | |
| Marc C. Geschwind | .... | extras coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Ari Joffe | .... | set production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Richard G. Orozco | .... | location manager: prep (uncredited) | |
| Michael James 'Scotty' Scott | .... | finance manager (uncredited) | |
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