Chop Shop (2008)
Popularity3.5/5
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Directors
Ramin Bahrani
Cast
Alejandro Polanco, Isamar Gonzales, Ahmad Razvi
The story
Chop Shop tells the story of Alejandro "Ale" (Alejandro Polanco), a 12-year-old Latino street orphan from Queens, New York. The film opens with Ale waiting by a roadside with several other men for work. A man in pickup truck arrives looking for two workers.
Genres
Coming Of Age, Social Drama, drama film
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