Padre Nuestro (2007)

Winner of the 2008 Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, SANGRE DE MI SANGRE is a dark, intense thriller from director Christopher Zalla. It's the story of two young Mexican men, Pedro (Jorge Adrian Espindola) and Juan (Armando Hernandez), who meet while making an illegal crossing from Mexico to Manhattan, crammed into the back of a truck. Pedro reveals to Juan his plan to find his long lost father at an old address that was given to him by his mother. Juan, a born hustler, absorbs Pedro's story and pretends to befriend him, but at the end of their journey he knocks him out and steals his belongings. When Pedro comes to,...
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he finds himself alone and penniless on a dark corner in Brooklyn. He wanders the streets and meets Magda (Paola Mendoza), a Spanish-speaking prostitute. Unable to speak English, Pedro enlists her help navigating the city and finding his father. But Juan has already located Pedro's father, and assumed Pedro's identity. Pedro's father Diego (Jesus Ochoa) initially dismisses Juan's story, but Juan dogs his every step, and eventually begins to charm him. The suspense builds as Pedro continues to thread his way through New York's underbelly, slowly closing in on Juan, leading to the film's explosive and surprising end.

SANGRE DE MI SANGRE crafts a sharp, relentlessly grim portrait of life for an illegal immigrant, and throws a spotlight onto a people who are generally hidden from society's view. While it offers a heartbreaking look at the plight of immigrants, the story itself contains some rather frustrating plot inconsistencies, and some graphic depictions of sex and violence. However, that aside, most viewers will likely still find themselves biting their nails, caught up in the suspense of this raw and original film.
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Writer/director Christopher Zalla authored and helms the contemporary post-noir thriller Blood of My Blood. The film concerns Juan, a ruthless and conniving ex-career criminal who tries to escape his past by hopping a truck transporting illegal immigrants from Mexico to the Big Apple. Over the course of his journey, Juan meets and befriends Pedro, a sweet but illiterate Puebla native -- long-estranged from his father, Diego -- who harbors a strong desire to make contact with his dad and holds a letter of introduction from his mother to help him accomplish his goal. The naïve Pedro falls into the clutches of the ...
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sociopathic Juan, who promptly wins his confidence, then rips off all of his belongings during the night and attempts to steal his identity, plotting to fallaciously present himself to Diego as the gentleman's son. The film then cross-cuts between the story of each man (one desperate, the other slick and arrogant) as they each seek out food and shelter and comb the city for the man in whom they see a chance to establish a secure future.
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Pedro is een Mexicaanse tiener die zichzelf laat meesmokkelen op een truck vol illegalen naar New York om zijn verloren vader Diego te vinden. Terwijl hij ligt te slapen worden zijn spullen gestolen door Juan, die vervolgens Pedro's identiteit aanneemt en ook op zoek gaat naar Diego. Pedro echter zit zonder geld en spreekt geen Engels. Hij wordt in New York opgevangen door Magda, die hem helpt zijn vader te vinden.

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