Chop shop [videorecording] / a Big Beach production in association with Muskat Filmed Properties & Noruz Films ; a film by Ramin Bahrani ; produced by Lisa Muskat, Marc Turtletaub, Jeb Brody ; written by Bahareh Azimi, Ramin Bahrani ; directed and edited Ramin Bahrani.
Alejandro Polanco, Isamar Gonzales, Rob Sowulski, Carlos Zapata, Ahmad Razvi. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Special features: Audio commentary with director, cast and crew; rehearsal footage; original theatrical trailer.
Summary:
"In a bustling wasteland of stolen cars, mechanics and street hustlers, Alejandro, a tough and ambitious street orphan, and his older sister, Isamar, must rely on each other to survive. Living and working in the Iron Triangle, a sprawling junkyard in Queens, New York, the two find their dreams threatened by the hard truths of life, only to find hope and salvation in one another."--Container.
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