A Better Life

Chris Weitz
Demián Bichir, Jose Julian, Dolores Heredia, Joaquín Cosio, Carlos Linares
2011
United States
Completed
English, Spanish
98 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asA Better Life,is aUnited StatesProducerwomen sex,At2011Released in year
。The dialogue language isEnglish, Spanish,Current Douban rating8.1(For reference only)。
Carlos Galindo (played by Demián Bichir) is an undocumented immigrant who has illegally crossed from Mexico to the United States. His wife has long left him, and now he lives with his 14-year-old son, Luis Galindo. At school, Luis faces discrimination and bullying from classmates because of his father's undocumented status, and he remains silent when his father asks about it, causing a growing rift between them. To provide a better life for himself and his son, Carlos works hard to earn money. As a gardener, he mainly trims lawns for various wealthy Americans. His boss, wanting to return to his home country, sells his used pickup truck and necessary gardening tools. Hoping to earn more, Carlos borrows money from his sister to buy a discarded old truck and the essential tools. However, one day, the old truck that Carlos depends on for survival is stolen by a local hoodlum, Santiago (played by Carlos Linares). In his desperation, father and son finally have an honest conversation, rekindling their previous bond. Together, they embark on a journey to find the stolen truck…