Best film I've seen on the effects of prison on a family and how the system works. Smart & real look at Hollywood and its racist depictions of Latinos as well. This is also the best performance ever outta Danny Trejo. The writing and Directing are tight and well crafted. Bravo Boricua Films!
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Juan Garcia is a boy on the threshold of manhood living in a gang-controlled neighborhood. His role models could not be further apart: his older sister Angie, a single mom, struggling to gain a foothold in the white corporate world and his uncle Manny, an ex-gang member, who has fallen into an acting career playing gang members since his release from prison. With the future on his doorstep, Juan, like most boys, can only think of girls and is unaware of the judicial system's hard line stance against gang affiliation.
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This movie blew me away, very real and well acted. I could really feel and relate to the characters. I've watched it over and over and highly recommend it. There's action, suspense, excitement and drama while being very real. The characters were well developed and really pulled me into this move. It's a movie gem!
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Juan (Johnny Ortiz) bordering on manhood becomes involved with a gang. His uncle Manny (Danny Trejo) is an ex-con turned Hollywood film star as art imitates life. He robs a bank and Juan unwittingly drives the get away car. We know Manny somehow dies in the escape, the 4 million dollars is missing, and Juan faces time. Manny hired a lawyer prior to the robbery.
The action is all flashback to the robbery and Juan's life. The film is filled with monologue about poor kids having to join gangs and then the law not giving them a break because they aren't white. When Trejo isn't preaching, it is the lawyer. The film has way too much preaching and not enough presenting a story for their case.
Guide: F-word and nudity (uncredited strippers)