Amexicano (2007)

Directed by

Matthew Bonifacio

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A tough blue-collar Italian-American man in Queens, New York, befriends an illegal Mexican immigrant. They work odd jobs and try to survive together, facing prejudice and economic hardship.

groundedseriousearnestslow-pacedunderstatedatmosphericurban

What happens

Amexicano is a drama film directed by Matthew Bonifacio and written by Carmine Famiglietti. The film explores the relationship between a blue-collar Italian-American man and an illegal Mexican immigrant as they both try to make a living in Queens, New York. It world premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and won the Jury Award for producer/director Matthew Bonifacio in the category of Narrative Film at the 2007 Sonoma Valley Film Festival. It was released theatrically in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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