Padre Nuestro (2007)

Director:

Christopher Zalla

Writer:

Christopher Zalla (writer)

Release Date:

5 October 2007 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A Mexican boy smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father - only to have his identity stolen upon arrival by an impostor who seeks to steal the fathers' fortune. |

Plot Keywords:

Immigrant | Smuggle | Mexican

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Jesús Ochoa	...	Diego
Armando Hernández	...	Juan
Jorge Adrián Espíndola	...	Pedro
Paola Mendoza	...	Magda
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sean Andrew	...	Police Officer #2
Leonardo Anzures	...	Simon
Luis Antonio Aponte	...	Foreman
Jean Brassard	...	Restaurant Owner
Barbara Danicka	...	Polish Woman
Eugenio Derbez	...	Anibal
Ricky Garcia	...	Restaurant Worker
Scott Glascock	...	John
Lev Gorn	...	Rough-Shave
Israel Hernández	...	Ricardo
Yarida Hernandez	...	Woman
Matthew Kehoe	...	Art handler
Jessica Kelly	...	Pig-Tails
Lenny Ligotti	...	Police Officer #1
Edward McGinty	...	US Border Patrol Officer
Randall Newsome	...	Truck Driver
Don Puglisi	...	Jimmy
Greta Quispe	...	Coat Check Girl
Rajiv Rao	...	Store Clerk
Jaime Santiago Sánchez	...	Skinny Man / Old Worker
Santos	...	Cowboy Hat Mexican
Yury Tsykun	...	Russian Man
Juan Villarreal	...	Shopkeeper
Teresa Yenque	...	Senora

Also Known As:

Sangre de mi sangre (USA) (new title) (USA: Spanish title)

Runtime:

USA:110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Cinergy Pictures

Padre Nuestro : Mexican Masterpiece?

Sometimes a film with certain narrative or structural weaknesses has so much excellence in its content that you are well rewarded if you just throw out your criticisms and enjoy the moments as they unfold.

"Sangre de mi Sangre" (the better title is the original "Padre Nuestro") was just given two showings at the Chicago Latino Film Festival. It's a film that deserves wider distribution. Perhaps overlong, and with a plot that is rather too complex and relies on coincidence a bit too much, this movie nevertheless sucks you emotionally into the lives of its characters, Mexican immigrants living at the margins in New York City. The core of the movie is the story of the two young Mexicans trying in their separate ways to survive in an alien environment. The plot revolves around stolen identity and personal interconnections as the two protagonists try to gain security through money or through relationships. The story recalls another masterpiece of ambivalence, "The Son", and I'll say no more, except to indicate that the conclusion of the action is richly satisfying, if harsh. Just a word about the performances: the director is clearly a genius at handling actors. The leads give virtuoso turns to their characterizations, and the cast throughout shows never a false note.