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A better life

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Carlos Galindo always dreamed of a better life for his wife and newborn son when he crossed the border into the U.S. But when his wife left him, Carlos's only goal became to make sure his son Luis was given the opportunities he never had. A story that follows father and son as they embark on a physical and spiritual journey where they discover that family is the most important part of the American dream.
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Drama
Fathers and sons
Fathers and sons -- Drama
Feature films
Feature films -- United States
Fiction
Fiction films
Immigrants
Immigrants -- United States -- Drama
Inmigrantes
Inmigrantes -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Mexicans
Mexicans -- United States -- Drama
Padre e hijo
Padre e hijo -- Teatro
Single fathers
Single fathers -- Drama
United States
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Contributors:
Heredia, Dolores,actor
Heredia, Dolores
Weitz, Chris,1969-
Witt-Thomas Productions
Bichir, Demián,1963-
UPC:
0774212002045
774212002045
025192108457
0025192108457
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Last Grouping Update2024-03-30 11:14:28AM
Last Indexed2024-04-25 23:17:11PM

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Carlos Galindo always dreamed of a better life for his wife and newborn son when he crossed the border into the U.S. But when his wife left him, Carlos's only goal became to make sure his son Luis was given the opportunities he never had. A story that follows father and son as they embark on a physical and spiritual journey where they discover that family is the most important part of the American dream.
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A better life [videorecording] / Summit Entertainment presents, in association with Lime Orchard Productions ; a Witt-Thomas/Depth of Field production, in association with McLaughlin Films ; a Chris Weitz film ; produced by Paul Junger Witt, Christian McLaughlin, Chris Weitz ... [and others] ; screenplay by Eric Eason ; directed by Chris Weitz
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