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A Better Life

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Carlos Galindo, a Mexican illegal immigrant and veteran Los Angeles day laborer, struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.

Genre:

Drama

Actors:

Demián Bichir, Eddie Piolin Sotelo, Joaquín Cosio, José Julián, Nancy Lenehan, Gabriel Chavarria, Bobby Soto, Chelsea Rendon, Trampas Thompson, Tim Griffin, Valorie Hubbard, ...»

Director:

Chris Weitz

Country:

United States

Release:

2011

IMDb:

7.2

Quality:

Duration:

98 min

KEYWORDS:

#A Better Life #Chris Weitz #Demian Bichir #Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo #José Julián

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ACTORS OF "A Better Life"

Demián Bichir

1 August 1963, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo

Joaquín Cosio

1962, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico

José Julián

Nancy Lenehan

26 April 1953, Long Island, New York, USA

1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Valorie Hubbard

Dolores Heredia

6 October 1966, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Isabella Rae Thomas

Carlos Linares

26 July 1954, El Salvador

Robert Peters

20 July 1961, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Richard Cabral

Bella Balajadia

Giselle Nieto

12 January 2003, Whittier, California, USA

13 August 1971, San Salvador, El Salvador

Miguel Alejandro Gaxiola

Jorge Arturo Gaxiola

Robert Renderos

15 December 1981, El Salvador

Charles Currier

Marlon Correa

21 July 1975, Caguas, Puerto Rico

Adrian Mojica

Todd Felix

Eddie Martinez

11 January 1981, Colombia

March 4, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Lian Castillo

Fredo Cervantes

November 14, 1991 in Bell Flower, California, USA

Rico Devereaux

15 August 1968, Chicago, Illinois, USA

8 April 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA

Tatiana Sarasty

Mary Scanlon

DIRECTORS OF "A Better Life"

Chris Weitz

30 November 1969, New York City, New York, USA

CREATORS OF "A Better Life"

Roger L. Simon

22 November 1943, New York City, New York, USA

Eric Eason

HEROES OF "A Better Life"

Carlos Galindo

Played by: Demián Bichir

Luis Galindo

Played by: José Julián

CRITICS OF "A Better Life"

Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

A Better Life's sense of place and eye for detail are strong, but the too-smooth style and rushed dramatics are at odds with the hardscrabble existence on display.

August 17, 2012

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indieWire

A Better Life has more to offer than good intentions: it's sincere and credible, which is more than I can say about an awful lot of movies. Yet something about it kept me at arm's length: I felt the filmmakers' presence instead of...

July 15, 2011

AwardsCircuit.com

The film's beautiful simplicity is carried massively on the work of Demián Bichir, instantly and surely one of the best performances seen in 2011.

September 14, 2014

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Toronto Star

Personalizes the illegal immigrant experience and digs much deeper into what has become a national disgrace.

July 15, 2011

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NECN

A Better Life is a half-step removed from the Hallmark Hall of Fame.

August 26, 2012

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Tribune News Service

Well-acted, but quite over-hyped -- a melodramatic Mexican-American version of "Bicycle Thieves."

January 04, 2013

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Cinema Writer

The silver lining is an excellent lead performance from Bichir.

January 26, 2012

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Flick Filosopher

[A] gentle, honest, heartfelt film, but [it] does not have much to offer beyond an earnest respect for a segment of American society that is too often derided...

February 22, 2012

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

Bichir redeems the secondhand plot and on-the-nose dialogue.

July 15, 2011

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Time Out

The didacticism takes the shine off Weitz's accomplishment, even if the film builds up enough empathy to generate slow-burning emotional impact.

July 27, 2011

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Globe and Mail

Bichir delivers a powerful, nuanced performance as a stoic but complex character who treats everyone -- even those who have wronged him -- with a dignity he rarely receives.

July 15, 2011

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Detroit News

The people here seem real, their world is shaky at best, and the political tension that permeates everything in this film feels palpable.

July 15, 2011

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