Overview
Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.
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Filming locations
Filmed in New York City
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Setting
Set in New York City
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ramin BahraniWriter
- Bahareh AzimiWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 27, 2008
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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