Chop Shop
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Cast: Ahmad Razvi, Alejandro Polanco, Anthony Felton, Carlos Zapata, Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz, Isamar Gonzales, Michael 'Gringo' Nieto, Rob Sowulski
Synopsis:
Cast: Ahmad Razvi, Alejandro Polanco, Anthony Felton, Carlos Zapata, Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz, Isamar Gonzales, Michael 'Gringo' Nieto, Rob Sowulski
Synopsis:
Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.
MRQE Metric: 74
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