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Chop Shop

  • 20072007
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
4.6K
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Chop Shop (2007)
Drama
Alejandro, a resourceful street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic ... Read allAlejandro, a resourceful street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his sixteen-yea... Read allAlejandro, a resourceful street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his sixteen-year-old sister.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
4.6K
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    • Ramin Bahrani
    • Bahareh Azimi
    • Ramin Bahrani
  • Stars
    • Alejandro Polanco
    • Isamar Gonzales
    • Rob Sowulski
    • Ramin Bahrani
    • Bahareh Azimi
    • Ramin Bahrani
  • Stars
    • Alejandro Polanco
    • Isamar Gonzales
    • Rob Sowulski
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    • 33User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
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    Alejandro Polanco and Carlos Zapata in Chop Shop (2007)
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    Alejandro Polanco
    • Ale (Alejandro)
    Isamar Gonzales
    • Isamar
    Rob Sowulski
    • Rob
    Carlos Zapata
    • Carlos
    Ahmad Razvi
    Ahmad Razvi
    • Ahmad
    Anthony Felton
    • Carlos's Uncle
    Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz
    • Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz
    Michael 'Gringo' Nieto
    • Construction Foreman
    Carlos Ayala
    Carlos Ayala
    • Carlos the Pigeon Worker
    Laura Patalano
    Laura Patalano
    • Laura
    Nick Jasprizza
    Nick Jasprizza
    • The 'John'
    Bedford T. Bentley
    • Broken Mirror Customer
    • (as Nick Bentley)
    Edwin Rojas
    • Rob's Worker
    Roy Francisco Green
    • Rob's Worker
    Billy Klatzis
    • Rob's Worker
    Jesus Manuel Gutierrez
    • Car Thief
    Cesar Di Parra
    • Car Thief
    Pedro Altamirano
    • Ahmad's Worker
      • Ramin Bahrani
      • Bahareh Azimi
      • Ramin Bahrani
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    • Trivia
      The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list.
    • Soundtracks
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      Performed by Millennium Flow feat. Gina

      Written by J. Cabrera, A. Gomez, E. Mata, J. Guilamo

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    User reviews33

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    8/10
    Silent, slow pace but stunning
    A friend brought me this movie and at first I was hesitating, the pace in the movie was so slow that it was admittedly boring at the beginning. But the life scenes were attractive, it's like observing than watching.

    It turned out to be simply stunning throughout the film, the way how the director handled the life scenes to reflect the reality was confounding but somehow also overwhelming. It's like understanding the real life of a lively person than watching a movie.

    Mr Alejandro Polanco and Miss Isamar Gonzales did their roles so well that it's more like telling us their own stories. Indeed they used their real names in the movie.
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    • Release date
      • February 27, 2008 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Muskat Filmed Properties
      • Noruz Films (I)
      • Big Beach Films
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    • 1 hour 24 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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