A Better Life

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A Better Life (2011)

Directed by Chris Weitz

“Every father wants more for his son.”

Drama · 1h 38m

An Indigenous Latino American 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.

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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
I
Isabella Rae Thomas Linda Giselle Nieto Gigi

Crew

Director
Chris Weitz
Screenplay
Eric Eason
Director of Photography
Javier Aguirresarobe
Original Music Composer
Alexandre Desplat
Editor
Peter Lambert
Producer
Stacey Lubliner, Jami Gertz, Christian McLaughlin, Paul Junger Witt, Chris Weitz

Details

Release date
2011-06-24
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Countries
United States of America
Production
McLaughlin Films, Depth of Field, Summit Entertainment, Lime Orchard Productions, Witt/Thomas Productions
Budget
$10,000,000
Box office
$1,800,000