“Every father wants more for his son.”
A Better Life
7.2
282 votes·2011
·1h 38m
·MovieDrama
Overview
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
Revenue vs Budget0.2x
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Significant financial loss
Keywords
californiaundocumented immigrantgardenerparental sacrifice
Cast
Demián Bichir
Carlos Riquelme
José Julián
Luis Galindo
Chelsea Rendon
Ruthie Valdez
Dolores Heredia
Anita
Joaquín Cosío
Blasco Martinez
Carlos Linares
Santiago
Bobby Soto
Facundo
Nancy Lenehan
Mrs. Donnely
Gabriel Chavarria
Ramon
Tim Griffin
Charlie
Isabella Rae Thomas
Linda
Giselle Nieto
Gigi
Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo
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