Chop Shop (2008)
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.
- Released
- 2008-02-27
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ramin Bahrani
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 85 votes
Cast
- Alejandro Polanco as Ale
- Isamar Gonzales as Isamar
- Ahmad Razvi as Ahmad
- Carlos Zapata as Carlos
- Rob Sowulski as Rob
- Anthony Felton as Carlos's Uncle
- Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz as Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz
- Michael 'Gringo' Nieto as Construction Foreman
- Carlos Ayala as Carlos the Pigeon Worker
- Laura Patalano as Laura
- Nick Jasprizza as The 'John'