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Title A better life / Summit Entertainment presents in association with Lime Orchard Productions ; a Witt-Thomas/Depth of Field production in association with McLaughlin Films ; a Chris Weitz film ; executive producer, Tony Thomas ; produced by Paul Junger Witt, Christian McLaughlin, Chris Weitz ; produced by Jami Gertz, Stacey Lubliner ; screenplay by Eric Eason ; directed by Chris Weitz.

Publication Info. Universal City, CA : Summit Entertainment, [2011]
©2011

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Description 1 videodisc (98 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Medium plastic rdamat http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAMaterial/1029
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda
Description digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 rda
digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0 rda
NTSC rda
video file DVD video region 1 rda
Motion picture
Series Inclusion collection
System Details DVD, region 1 ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Stereo 2.0.
Language In English or dubbed Spanish, optional subtitles in Spanish and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). Closed-captioned.
Cast Demian Bichir, José Julián, Dolores Heredia, Joaquín Cosío, Nancy Lenehan, Tim Griffin.
Credits Music by Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Elaine Montalvo ; editor, Peter Lambert ; production designer, Melissa Stewart ; director of photography, Javier Aguirresarobe ; story by Roger L. Simon.
Note DVD release of the 2011 motion picture.
Audience MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence, language and brief drug use.
Summary Carlos Galindo always dreamed of a better life for his wife and newborn son when he crossed the border into the U.S. But when his wife left him, Carlos's only goal became to make sure his son Luis was given the opportunities he never had. A story that follows father and son as they embark on a physical and spiritual journey where they discover that family is the most important part of the American dream.
Note Special features: Audio commentary (with director Chris Weitz); Deleted scenes; Music video "Jardinero" by Ozomatli.
Contents Special features includes: Audio commentary with director Chris Weitz; deleted scenes; Jardinero music video by Ozomatli.
Terms Of Use For private home use only.
Subject Immigrants -- United States -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama.
Fathers and sons. (OCoLC)fst00921899
Immigrants. (OCoLC)fst00967712
California -- Los Angeles. (OCoLC)fst01204540
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form DVD-Video discs.
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
Melodramas (Motion pictures) (OCoLC)fst01726217
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author Weitz, Chris, 1969- film producer, film director.
Thomas, Tony, 1947 December 7- film producer.
Witt, Paul Junger, 1943-2018, film producer.
McLaughlin, Christian (Producer), film producer.
Gertz, Jami, film producer.
Lubliner, Stacey, film producer.
Eason, Eric, screenwriter.
Bichir, Demián, 1963- actor.
Julián, José, actor.
Heredia, Dolores, actor.
Cosío, Joaquín, actor.
Lenehan, Nancy, 1953- actor.
Griffin, Tim, 1969- actor.
Desplat, Alexandre, composer (expression)
Montalvo, Elaine, costume designer.
Lambert, Peter (Film editor)
Stewart, Missy, production designer.
Aguirresarobe, Javier, 1948- director of photography.
Simon, Roger L. (Roger Lichtenberg), 1943- screenwriter.
Summit Entertainment, production company, film distributor.
Lime Orchard Productions, production company.
Witt-Thomas Productions, production company.
Depth of Field (Firm), production company.
McLaughlin Films (Firm), production company.
Added Title Better life (Motion picture : 2011)
ISBN 9786314453930
6314453933
Standard No. 025192108457
00025192108457 gtin-14
774212002045
Music No. 66119245 Summit Entertainment
2017400 Summit Entertainment (container)
2017342 Summit Entertainment (disc label)
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