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A Better Life
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Carlos Galindo, a Mexican illegal immigrant and veteran Los Angeles day laborer, struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.
Carlos Galindo, a Mexican illegal immigrant and veteran Los Angeles day laborer, struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.
Actors:
Bobby Soto,
Richard Cabral,
Trampas Thompson,
Abraham Chaidez,
Adrian Mojica,
Ray Moreno,
Joaquín Cosio,
Ruben Avitia,
Todd Felix,
Valorie Hubbard,
Nancy Lenehan,
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Bobby Soto
Richard Cabral
Trampas Thompson
Abraham Chaidez
Adrian Mojica
Ray Moreno
Joaquín Cosio
1962, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Ruben Avitia
March 4, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Todd Felix
Valorie Hubbard
Nancy Lenehan
26 April 1953, Long Island, New York, USA
Genre:
Drama
Country:
United States
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September 14, 2014
The film's beautiful simplicity is carried massively on the work of Demián Bichir, instantly and surely one of the best performances seen in 2011.
August 26, 2012
A Better Life is a half-step removed from the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
July 15, 2011
Bichir delivers a powerful, nuanced performance as a stoic but complex character who treats everyone -- even those who have wronged him -- with a dignity he rarely receives.
February 22, 2012
[A] gentle, honest, heartfelt film, but [it] does not have much to offer beyond an earnest respect for a segment of American society that is too often derided...
July 15, 2011
Bichir redeems the secondhand plot and on-the-nose dialogue.
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July 15, 2011
A Better Life has more to offer than good intentions: it's sincere and credible, which is more than I can say about an awful lot of movies. Yet something about it kept me at arm's length: I felt the filmmakers' presence instead of...
July 15, 2011
Personalizes the illegal immigrant experience and digs much deeper into what has become a national disgrace.
July 15, 2011
The people here seem real, their world is shaky at best, and the political tension that permeates everything in this film feels palpable.
January 04, 2013
Well-acted, but quite over-hyped -- a melodramatic Mexican-American version of "Bicycle Thieves."
January 26, 2012
The silver lining is an excellent lead performance from Bichir.
July 27, 2011
The didacticism takes the shine off Weitz's accomplishment, even if the film builds up enough empathy to generate slow-burning emotional impact.
August 17, 2012
A Better Life's sense of place and eye for detail are strong, but the too-smooth style and rushed dramatics are at odds with the hardscrabble existence on display.
