Emilio

(landmark films) Release Date: March 20, 2009 Director: Kim Jorgensen Writer: Kim Jorgensen Cast: Walter Perez, Danny Martinez, Alejandro Patino, Wendell Wright, Jason Seitz Plot: The tale of a young man (19 years) who leaves his village in Mexico looking for his kidnapped sister. His journey leads him to Los Angeles, where we see the city through the eyes of a penniless illegal immigrant on a desperate quest. The panorama of characters he encounters include Mexican day laborers, drug dealers, transients, skateboarders, disco queens, actors, and upwardly mobile socialites constituting at once a searing social criticism and celebration of a city. As it moves towards its inexorable conclusion, this coming of age story comes into its own above all as an heroic portrait of determination. Genre: Drama IMDb: Website: link