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Sangre de mi sangre
IFC First Take
MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring
Jesús Ochoa,
Armando Hernández,
Jorge Adrián Espíndola,
and
Paola Mendoza
A young Mexican immigrant, Pedro, journeys to New York City in search of the successful father he's never met, only to have his belongings and identity stolen by a conniving thief, Juan. As Pedro is left alone and unable to communicate in a country foreign to him, Juan cons his way into the home of Pedro's father, Diego, finding a man just as flawed as he is. While Juan attempts to reinvent himself, Pedro's only hope lies with a mysteriously complex prostitute, Magda, as he frantically searches for his identity. (IFC First Take)
GENRE(S): |
Drama
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Suspense/Thriller
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WRITTEN BY: |
Christopher Zalla
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DIRECTED BY: |
Christopher Zalla
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RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: May 16, 2008
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RUNNING TIME: |
110 minutes, Color |
ORIGIN: |
USA |
LANGUAGE(S): |
English | Spanish |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
75
TV Guide
Ken Fox
An intriguing, if flawed mystery set in the shadowy subterranean world of undocumented Mexican immigrants.
75
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
Zalla constructs a suspenseful movie with no intention of sugarcoating the daily hardships of New York's underclass.
70
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Intricately and imaginatively structured, building to a powerful climax of complex irony.
60
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
The result is contrived, but compelling--as is the movie's high-powered humanism.
58
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Noel Murray
The film seems even more one-note when compared to the recent indie feature "Chop Shop," which also follows young immigrant hustlers in NYC, yet takes the time to provide a fuller picture of the city and its opportunities. Zalla prefers to wallow in the dead-end, an approach that's initially powerful, then numbing.
50
New York Magazine
David Edelstein
Zalla, a graduate of Columbia's film school, is talented and single-minded. He needs to lighten up, literally. He frames his characters to bring out all their sweaty desperation, and his palette is dark with splashes of muddy brown; even the street scenes look as if they were shot in a dungeon.
40
Variety
Robert Koehler
Ochoa is such a masterful actor that he makes things fairly interesting despite the script, with Hernandez and Espindola well-cast as two young men operating by different moral compasses.
40
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
Although it exhibits a heartfelt connection with the city's half-invisible population of illegal immigrants, its myriad inconsistencies and strained plotting are increasingly frustrating.
40
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
The movie shows the city as both an intimidating and enticing place for new arrivals, but ultimately gets bogged down in the cliched split destinies and intentions of its main characters.
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