A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.
An undocumented Mexican laborer in Los Angeles faces a crisis when he loses his livelihood, and joins with his teenage son to win it back again. A California story that reminds of the 1948 Italian neorealist classic Bicycle Thieves. Strong performances by Demian Bichir and Jose Julian; sure direction by Chris Weitz (About a Boy). - Three and a half stars
