7.6
Billy Elliot
2000
“Every father wants more for his son.”
A Better Life (2011)
June 24, 20111h 38mEN
7.2
275 votes
Overview
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners.
Director
Chris WeitzWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10.0M
Revenue
$1.8M
Production Companies
McLaughlin FilmsDepth of FieldSummit EntertainmentLime Orchard ProductionsWitt/Thomas Productions
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6.0**A good story, in which the search for a stolen van is linked to the recovery of a father's relationship with his teenage son.** For many people, the USA is a land of dreams, of opportunities, where they dream to go, in order to free themselves from the harshness of their lives and the lack of conditions in their own countries. The same is true here, with Europe, and very particularly with Germany. Portugal, my country, is also very popular, but it is a country where most people simply pass on their way to the “promised land”. Personally, I have nothing against these migratory flows. Th…
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