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In his remarkable second feature winner of the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award Spanish-born filmmaker Antonio Méndez Esparza follows-up his debut drama Aquí y allá with another sensitive portrait of a struggling family. Stressed by her job in a diner, single mother Regina (Regina Williams) is raising her two children in northern Florida. When her 14-year-old son Andrew (Andrew Bleechington) has another brush with the law, she worries he ll wind up in prison like his father. Méndez Esparza employs documentary-style realism in this snapshot of race, class and the bonds of family in contemporary America.
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“Critics Pick! A slow accumulation of closely observed moments… add up to something much more nuanced, a portrait of lives that can t be reduced to statistics.” –The New York Times
“Four Stars (out of four)! Regina Williams portrayal… is a tour de force on every level.” –RogerEbert.com
“A moving study of race, class, and familial bonds in America. Astute, quietly vigorous. The cast is nothing short of revelatory.” –Hyperallergic
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