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A Better Life

20117.2 / 1098 min

Drama

Overview

Every father wants more for his son.

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.

Cast

Demián Bichir

Carlos Riquelme

José Julián

Luis Galindo

Chelsea Rendon

Ruthie Valdez

Dolores Heredia

Anita

Joaquín Cosío

Blasco Martinez

Carlos Linares

Santiago

Bobby Soto

Facundo

Nancy Lenehan

Mrs. Donnely

Gabriel Chavarria

Ramon

Tim Griffin

Charlie

Isabella Rae Thomas

Linda

Giselle Nieto

Gigi

Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo

Crew

Eric Eason

Screenplay

Chris Weitz

Director

Dottie Starling

Visual Effects Supervisor

Alexandra Patsavas

Music Supervisor

Joseph Middleton

Casting

Javier Aguirresarobe

Director of Photography

Stacey Lubliner

Producer

Christopher Tandon

Art Direction

Merrick Morton

Still Photographer

Carla Hool

Casting

Kirk R. Gardner

Camera Operator

Tony Thomas

Executive Producer

Trampas Thompson

Stunt Coordinator

Robb Earnest

Production Supervisor

Scott A. Hecker

Supervising Sound Editor

Missy Stewart

Production Design

Jami Gertz

Producer

Christian McLaughlin

Producer

Ian Fox

Camera Operator

Peter Lambert

Editor

Liliana M. Molina

Script Supervisor

Laura Greenlee

Co-Producer

Bryan Venegas

Set Decoration

Laura Greenlee

Unit Production Manager

Alexandre Desplat

Original Music Composer

Paul Junger Witt

Producer

Yehuda Maayan

Sound Mixer

Kirk R. Gardner

Steadicam Operator

Elaine Montalvo

Costume Design

Roger L. Simon

Story

Chris Weitz

Producer

Michael Hatzer

Digital Intermediate Colorist