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Jul 28, 2011 · A Better Life: Directed by Chris Weitz. With Demián Bichir, Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo, Joaquín Cosio, José Julián. A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.
- (17K)
- Drama, Romance
- Chris Weitz
- 2011-07-28
A Better Life is a 2011 American drama film directed by Chris Weitz and written by Eric Eason, based on a story by Roger L. Simon. It stars Demián Bichir as an undocumented immigrant gardener in Los Angeles who, along with his teenage son, attempts to find his stolen truck.
Roger L. Simon. Carlos is an undocumented Mexican immigrant who works as a gardener tending the lawns of Los Angeles residents who are rich, especially from his point of view. He lives from hand to mouth and day to day in a tiny house whose garden is used to raise starter plants for his clients.
2011 S&P Award Winner. A Better Life. Directed by Chris Weitz. A touching and authentic immigrant tale that touches the heart and is one of the most spiritually literate films of 2011. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat.
Jun 23, 2011 · June 23, 2011. At one point in “A Better Life,” an emotionally resonant film about how we live now, the director Chris Weitz opens a scene with a pair of adorable, gap-toothed little girls...
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Jun 23, 2011 · An undocumented father and son in Los Angeles eke out a tenuous living while striving for a better one in Chris Weitz's deeply personal character drama.
Jun 16, 2011 · In Chris Weitz's new indie drama, A Better Life, an immigrant living illegally in Los Angeles desperately tries to evade immigration officials and keep his teenage son away...
