Sangre de mi sangre
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Chris Zalla
Paola Mendoza
Jorge Adrian Espindola
Armando Hernandez
Jesús Ochoa
Eugenio Derbez
Film Details
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Synopsis
Juan and Pedro meet in the back of a tractor-trailer filled with undocumented Mexican immigrants headed for New York City. Pedro shows Juan a sealed letter that his mother, now dead, has given him--an introduction to the father he never knew. He brags to his new friend that his father, Diego--who left Mexico for New York many years before--has become a wealthy restaurant owner and will surely rejoice at the arrival of the son he had always wanted. Juan doubts Pedro's confidence and challenges his expectations. Juan's father left him when he was four with two things: a switchblade and the scar it made on his chest. When the truck lands in Brooklyn, Pedro wakes to find himself alone and his belongings, including the letter with his father's address, stolen. He is cast onto the street and--unable to speak the language--lost in an unknown city. Juan, meanwhile, shows up at Diego's door with the letter--claiming to be the old man's long lost son, Pedro. Diego, who is not a wealthy restaurant owner, but a miserly dishwasher who squirrels away every dollar he makes, immediately rejects him. Juan persists, contriving to win his "father's" favor by maintaining the image of the hardworking, devoted son. Yet rather than working during the day for money, as he claims he is doing, Juan prowls about Diego's apartment, searching for the hidden stash. In the meantime, Pedro meets Magda a Spanish-speaking street-urchin who offers to help but repeatedly exploits his desire to find his father. Pedro must choose whether to abide by his principles or heed Magda's ruthless logic of the street and "look out for number one." With every day that Pedro gets closer to finding Diego, Juan gets closer to finding the money. Yet along the way, both boys find something they weren't looking for--they find something they need.
Director
Chris Zalla
Cast
Paola Mendoza
Jorge Adrian Espindola
Armando Hernandez
Jesús Ochoa
Eugenio Derbez
Israel Hernandez
Leonardo Anzure
Crew
Anthony Aufiero
Daniel Carey
Brian Cullman
Tammy Douglas
David Leonard
Louise Lovegrove
Ellyn Long Marshall
Ellyn Long Marshall
Igor Martinovic
James M Mcnamara
Per Melita
Maria E. Nelson
Maria E. Nelson
Ben Odell
Tommaso Ortino
Gloria Reuben
James Shifren
Taphat Tawil
Manuel Teil
Kaer Vanice
Aaron Yanes
Chris Zalla
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for two 2008 Spirit Awards including Best First Feature and Best Screenplay by Film Independent (FIND).
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize Award for Best Dramatic Film at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States Spring May 16, 2008
Released in United States May 23, 2008
Released in United States on Video December 16, 2008
Released in United States 2007
Released in United States January 2007
Released in United States September 2007
Released in United States October 2007
Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 21-April 1, 2007.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Official Selection) September 20-29, 2007.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-12, 2007.
Feature directorial debut for Christopher Zalla.
Released in United States Spring May 16, 2008 (NY)
Released in United States May 23, 2008 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video December 16, 2008
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 21-April 1, 2007.)
Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competition) January 18-28, 2007.)
Released in United States September 2007 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Official Selection) September 20-29, 2007.)
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-12, 2007.)
