IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.7K
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A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
Raúl Castillo
- Diego Hernandez
- (as Raul Castillo)
David Castañeda
- Shotgun
- (as David Castaneda)
Roberto Garcia
- Jaws
- (as Roberto Fabian Garcia)
Christopher Rosamond
- Ray Friedman
- (as Chris Rosamond)
Frankie Quinones
- Pelon the Snitch
- (as Frank Quinones)
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- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaDirector Ben Hernandez Bray and writer/producer Joe Carnahan had trouble securing financing for the film in Hollywood due to the script featuring an all-Latino cast.
In a May 2019 interview with the New York Times, Joe Carnahan recalled how one Hollywood executive told him the film needed a "Caucasian influence".
The filmmakers were eventually able to find investors in Canada, and a large portion of the film was produced in Calgary with a budget of $7 million.
- SoundtracksPusherman
Written by Curtis Mayfield
Performed by Playing for Change featuring David Hidalgo, Steve Berlin and James Gadson
Produced by Mark Johnson
Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) o/b/o itself & Todd Mayfield Publishing
Used courtesy of Playing for Change
Featured review
I'm no Roger Ebert, but the first thing your hit with from the opening scene, is WOW these are real Latinos, playing themselves in this movie. the list of "Paddy's', playing Mexicans in films is as long as your arm Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, Paul Muni.the other thing that makes this movie different is the way the present the East LA Latinos culture, graffiti and all. I know some people got excited last year about "Crazy Rich Asians", but that movie plot has been making the rounds in Hollywood for decades, the just inserted Asians to update the movie. this movie takes you much deeper in a real culture, a culture we need to understand if we are ever to get along.
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,400,603
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $700,261
- May 5, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $1,404,646
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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