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Apr 22, 2009 · His 2008 film, " Goodbye Solo ," is about a Senegalese-American taxi driver in Winston-Salem, and an old man who hires him for a trip that worries him. The taxi driver is played by Souleymane Sy Savane, from the Ivory Coast.
Mar 20, 2008 · Alejandro Polanco plays a tough street kid who lives by his wits in Chop Shop. Three shots into Rahmin Bahrani's "Chop Shop," and you're already pulled into its world with an effortless economy and precision that leave you no doubt you're in the best of cinematic hands.
In his Chop Shop, co-written with Bahareh Azimi, director Ramin Bahrani has chosen to treat a world and individuals that are invisible to the people who "count" in New York City. Full Review...
Chop Shop 2007 1h 24m Drama List 97% Tomatometer 61 Reviews 77% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings A young man works as an auto-body repairman to provide for his younger sister.
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- Alejandro Polanco
- Ramin Bahrani
- Drama
Feb 27, 2008 · Two Siblings Stuck in a Junkyard World, Struggling to Survive and Dream. Alejandro Polanco in Ramin Bahrani’s film, "Chop Shop." Jon Higgins/Koch Lorber Films. Because the last shot of Ramin...
- Ramin Bahrani
- A.O. Scott
- 84 min
Taking inspiration from neorealist classics, Chop Shop tells a thoroughly modern story about a pair of orphans contending with hard choices and blunt truths as they hustle to survive in New York City.
Feb 27, 2008 · Beautifully observed, and beautifully acted by the novice thespian Polanco (culled from a New York City public school), Chop Shop is at once a heartbreaker and a story of hope and the American Dream. Read More. By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW. 90.
