A Better Life
Every father wants more for his son.
Overview
A 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.
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Revenue
- $1,800,000
- Production
- McLaughlin Films, Depth of Field, Summit Entertainment, Lime Orchard Productions, Witt/Thomas Productions
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Chris Weitz
- Writers
- Eric Eason,Roger L. Simon
- Cinematography
- Javier Aguirresarobe
- Composer
- Alexandre Desplat
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Filipe Manuel Neto
July 16, 2022
**A good story, in which the search for a stolen van is linked to the recovery of a father's relationship with his teenage son.** For many people, the USA is a land of dreams, of opportunities, where they dream to go, in order to free themselves from the harshness of their lives and the lack of conditions in their own countries. The same is true here, with Europe, and very particularly with Germany. Portugal, my country, is also very popular, but it is a country where most people simply pass …