A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006)

Directors

Agnieszka Holland

Cast

Mercedes Ruehl, JD Pardo, Lupe Ontiveros, Leela Savasta, Henry Darrow, Corey Stoll, Avan Jogia, Jacqueline Samuda, Zak Santiago, Marilyn Norry, Tegan Moss, Michael Dillman, Nicole Muñoz, Suzanne Ristic, Ivan De Leon, Vanesa Tomasino, Greyston Holt, Neil Denis, Nolan Gerard Funk, Jorge Vargas

The story

Sylvia Guerrero is a young single mother looking to make a fresh start for her three young children. Having escaped an abusive relationship at the hands of the children's father, Sylvia has moved back home to California to live closer to her tight-knit Latino family. Her father's birthday party is the first big family gathering since her return, and when she arrives, she encounters mixed reactions about her decision to leave her husband.

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