A better life, Summit Entertainment presents in association with Lime Orchard Productions ; a Witt-Thomas/Depth of Field production in association with McLaughlin Films ; a Chris Weitz film ; executive producer, Tony Thomas ; produced by Paul Junger Witt, Christian McLaughlin, Chris Weitz ; produced by Jami Gertz, Stacey Lubliner ; screenplay by Eric Eason ; directed by Chris Weitz
Type
Label
A better life, Summit Entertainment presents in association with Lime Orchard Productions ; a Witt-Thomas/Depth of Field production in association with McLaughlin Films ; a Chris Weitz film ; executive producer, Tony Thomas ; produced by Paul Junger Witt, Christian McLaughlin, Chris Weitz ; produced by Jami Gertz, Stacey Lubliner ; screenplay by Eric Eason ; directed by Chris Weitz
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence, language and brief drug use
Main title
A better life
Oclc number
747046943
Responsibility statement
Summit Entertainment presents in association with Lime Orchard Productions ; a Witt-Thomas/Depth of Field production in association with McLaughlin Films ; a Chris Weitz film ; executive producer, Tony Thomas ; produced by Paul Junger Witt, Christian McLaughlin, Chris Weitz ; produced by Jami Gertz, Stacey Lubliner ; screenplay by Eric Eason ; directed by Chris Weitz
Runtime
98
Series statement
Inclusion collection
Summary
Carlos Galindo always dreamed of a better life for his wife and newborn son when he crossed the border into the U.S. But when his wife left him, Carlos's only goal became to make sure his son Luis was given the opportunities he never had. A story that follows father and son as they embark on a physical and spiritual journey where they discover that family is the most important part of the American dream
Table Of Contents
Special features includes: Audio commentary with director Chris Weitz; deleted scenes; Jardinero music video by Ozomatli
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Thomas, Tony, 1947 December 7-
- Montalvo, Elaine
- Gertz, Jami
- Aguirresarobe, Javier, 1948-
- Witt, Paul Junger, 1943-2018
- McLaughlin, Christian, (Producer)
- Lambert, Peter, (Film editor)
- Griffin, Tim, 1969-
- Cosío, Joaquín
- Eason, Eric
- Lime Orchard Productions
- Stewart, Missy
- Simon, Roger L., Roger Lichtenberg, 1943-
- Weitz, Chris, 1969-
- Summit Entertainment
- Heredia, Dolores
- Lenehan, Nancy, 1953-
- Julián, José
- McLaughlin Films (Firm)
- Lubliner, Stacey
- Desplat, Alexandre
- Bichir, Demián, 1963-
- Depth of Field (Firm)
- Witt-Thomas Productions
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Subject
- Drama films
- DVD-Video discs
- Spanish language materials
- Immigrants -- United States -- Drama
- Fathers and sons -- Drama
- Drama
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama
- Fathers and sons
- California + Los Angeles
- Immigrants
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films -- United States
- Padre e hijo -- Teatro
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- United States
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Inmigrantes -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
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- Montalvo, Elaine
- Gertz, Jami
- Aguirresarobe, Javier, 1948-
- Witt, Paul Junger, 1943-2018
- McLaughlin, Christian, (Producer)
- Lambert, Peter, (Film editor)
- Griffin, Tim, 1969-
- Cosío, Joaquín
- Eason, Eric
- Lime Orchard Productions
- Stewart, Missy
- Simon, Roger L., Roger Lichtenberg, 1943-
- Weitz, Chris, 1969-
- Summit Entertainment
- Heredia, Dolores
- Lenehan, Nancy, 1953-
- Julián, José
- McLaughlin Films (Firm)
- Lubliner, Stacey
- Desplat, Alexandre
- Bichir, Demián, 1963-
- Depth of Field (Firm)
- Witt-Thomas Productions
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- DVD-Video discs
- Spanish language materials
- Immigrants -- United States -- Drama
- Fathers and sons -- Drama
- Drama
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama
- Fathers and sons
- California + Los Angeles
- Immigrants
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films -- United States
- Padre e hijo -- Teatro
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- United States
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Inmigrantes -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
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