Movie·2011·1h 38m
A Better Life
Every father wants more for his son.
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Eric Eason
Producer
Chris Weitz, Jami Gertz
Cinematography
Javier Aguirresarobe
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Editor
Peter Lambert
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
274 votes
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Chris Weitz
Director, Producer
Eric Eason
Screenplay
Jami Gertz
Producer
Roger L. Simon
Story
Peter Lambert
Editor
Javier Aguirresarobe
Director of Photography
Stacey Lubliner
Producer
Paul Junger Witt
Producer
Tony Thomas
Executive Producer
Christian McLaughlin
Producer
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
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