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 world of adults, Alejandro struggles to make a...
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Alejandro Polanco | ... |
Ale (Alejandro)
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Isamar Gonzales | ... |
Isamar
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Rob Sowulski | ... |
Rob
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Carlos Zapata | ... |
Carlos
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Ahmad Razvi | ... |
Ahmad
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Anthony Felton | ... |
Carlos's Uncle
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Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz | ... |
Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz
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Michael 'Gringo' Nieto | ... |
Construction Foreman
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Carlos Ayala | ... |
Carlos the Pigeon Worker
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Laura Patalano | ... |
Laura
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Nick Jasprizza | ... |
The 'John'
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Bedford T. Bentley | ... |
Broken Mirror Customer
(as Nick Bentley)
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Edwin Rojas | ... |
Rob's Worker
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Roy Francisco Green | ... |
Rob's Worker
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Billy Klatzis | ... |
Rob's Worker
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Jesus Manuel Gutierrez | ... |
Car Thief
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Cesar Di Parra | ... |
Car Thief
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Pedro Altamirano | ... |
Ahmad's Worker
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Raoul Chucaralao | ... |
Ahmad's Worker
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Farooq 'Duke' Muhammad | ... |
Ahmad's Friend
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Shawn Leon Thomas III | ... |
Ahmad's Friend
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Anna Torevski | ... |
Ahmad's Friend
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Kilian Zavala | ... |
Ahmand's Friend
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Abel Garces Zavala | ... |
Ahmad's Friend
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Sneha Amin | ... |
Ahmad's Friend
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Nicholas Corelisco | ... |
Ahmad's Friend
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Carla Cubit | ... |
Ahmad's Escort
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Sherman Alpert | ... |
Truck 'John'
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Nichole Dingee | ... |
Woman with Baby
(as Nicole Dangee)
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Kristine Quick-Reide | ... |
Woman with Baby
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Derek Quick-Reide | ... |
Baby in Stroller
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Damien Velez | ... |
Lilah's Friend
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William Anthony Morales | ... |
Lilah's Friend
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Frank Lukacs | ... |
Parking Lot Cop
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Tony Motos | ... |
Worker of Williet's Point
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Angelo Carillo | ... |
Worker of Willet's Point
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Tyrone Gray | ... |
Worker of Willet's Point
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Manny Albos | ... |
Worker of Willet's Point
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Jimmy Peña | ... |
Cell Phone Customer
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Roberto Ramirez | ... |
Cell Phone Customer
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Walter Albia | ... |
Cell Phone Customer
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Nicholas Elliott | ... |
Subway Customer
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Jess Kaplan | ... |
College Student (uncredited)
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Scott Romstadt | ... |
College Kid (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ramin Bahrani |
Written by
Bahareh Azimi | ... | (written by) & |
Ramin Bahrani | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Bedford T. Bentley | ... | co-producer (as Bedford Tate Bentley III) |
Jeb Brody | ... | producer |
Kathryn Dean | ... | line producer |
Pradip Ghosh | ... | co-producer |
Lisa Muskat | ... | producer |
Peter Saraf | ... | executive producer |
Marc Turtletaub | ... | producer |
Music by
M. Lo |
Cinematography by
Michael Simmonds |
Editing by
Ramin Bahrani |
Editorial Department
Christina Kelly | ... | assistant editor |
David Laster | ... | first assistant editor |
Jane Tolmachyov | ... | color timer |
Production Design by
Richard A. Wright | ... | (as Richard Wright) |
Art Direction by
Elliott Glick |
Costume Design by
Daphne Javitch |
Production Management
Brian Butcher | ... | production manager |
Andrea Roa | ... | production manager |
Sara Shaw | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicholas Elliott | ... | assistant director |
Himkar Tak | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Mike Elsherif | ... | art assistant (as Mohammad Elsherif) |
Matthew Munn | ... | art assistant |
Jose Pavon | ... | art assistant |
Craig Zobel | ... | art assistant |
Sound Department
Claire Bell | ... | dialogue editor (as Brian Scibinico) |
Shaun Brennan | ... | foley artist |
David Crabb | ... | foley engineer |
Tom Efinger | ... | re-recording mixer (as Tom Efiger) / sound supervisor |
Christof Gebert | ... | production sound mixer |
Eric Gitelson | ... | adr engineer / foley engineer |
Abigail Savage | ... | sound effects editor |
Nicholas Schenck | ... | assistant sound editor (as Nicholas J. Schenck) |
Brian Scibinico | ... | dialogue editor |
Joseph Stephens | ... | boom operator (as Joey Stephens) |
William Tabanou | ... | re-recording mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Anthony | ... | grip |
Adam Benlifer | ... | grip |
Olivier Bernier | ... | key grip |
Darren Frohlich | ... | grip |
Nick Haines-Stiles | ... | grip |
Jon Higgins | ... | still photographer |
David Kavanaugh | ... | grip |
Mark Koenig | ... | gaffer |
Nathan McGarigal | ... | grip |
Matthew Mendelson | ... | grip |
Joe Monge | ... | video operator |
Matthew Murphy | ... | second assistant camera |
Ben Ng | ... | grip (as Siu Pan) |
Robyn Noble | ... | assistant camera |
Joseph Paolini | ... | key grip |
Walter Stafford | ... | key grip |
Walter Strafford | ... | key grip |
Paul Swain | ... | grip |
Casey Wooden | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
Lindsay Allen | ... | casting assistant |
Myrna Moncayo | ... | casting coordinator |
Candido Hernandez | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kat Purgal | ... | assistant to costume designer |
Music Department
Susan Jacobs | ... | music supervisor |
Alan Wilkis | ... | music supervisor |
Additional Crew
Hooman Bahrani | ... | manager: Noruz Films |
Andrew Beguin | ... | key production assistant |
Michael B. Clark | ... | assistant to producer |
Ginger Corbett | ... | press: International |
Andres Felipe Duques | ... | production assistant |
Jacqueline Eckhouse | ... | legal advisor (as Jackie Eckhouse) |
Ayla Ercin | ... | legal advisor |
Rita Esquenazi | ... | intern |
David Frisco | ... | title designer |
Candido Hernandez | ... | production assistant |
Jessica Kimiabakhsh | ... | press: US |
Michael Lawson | ... | press: US |
Matt Luxenberg | ... | account executive: DuArt |
Emily McMaster | ... | creative executive |
Myrna Moncayo | ... | production coordinator |
Sam Nosratian | ... | key production assistant (as Sam Nostratian) |
Dana O'Keefe | ... | sales agent |
Natasha Sarraf | ... | intern |
Dee Schuka | ... | production accountant |
Thanks
Aravind Adiga | ... | special thanks |
Vinay Jayaram | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Imagine Film Distribution (IFD) (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Koch Lorber Films (2008) (United States) (theatrical)
- Pierre Grise Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- Stadtkino Filmverleih (2008) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Dig-It Audio (post-production sound services)
- DuArt Film and Video (post-production facilities)
- Premier PR (publicity: international)
- Sloss Law Office (legal)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Trevanna Post (post-production accounting)
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Box Office
Opening Weekend United States | $8,475, 02 Mar 2008 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list. See more » |
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