#39. Chop Shop
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Writers: Bahareh Azimi and Bahrani
Producers: Jeb Brody, Marc Turtletaub and Lisa Muskat
Distributor: Koch Lorber Films
The Gist: Alejandro, a tough and ambitious street orphan
on the verge of adolescence, lives and work 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.
Fact: Bahrani is one of the three noms for the pretigious Independent Spirit Awards‘ Someone to watch Award.
See It: Ramin looks at life through a different kind of looking glass – this was one of the highlights from the Director’s Fortnight section at Cannes – read my glowing review.
Release Date/Status?: Koch Lorber is releasing the film in NYC (Film Forum) on February the 27th.
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