France / May 21, 2007 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael 'Gringo' Nieto | Construction Foreman |
| Carlos Ayala | Carlos the Pigeon Worker |
| Laura Patalano | Laura |
| Nick Jasprizza | The 'John' |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Chop Shop |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Muskat Filmed Properties, Noruz Films, Big Beach |
| Release date | 27 febbraio 2008 |
| Executive producer | Peter Saraf |
| Production | Jeb Brody, Lisa Muskat, Marc Turtletaub, Pradip Ghosh, Bedford T. Bentley, Kathryn Dean |
| Writer | Ramin Bahrani, Bahareh Azimi |
| Editing | Ramin Bahrani |
| Cinematography | Michael Simmonds |
| Assistant directors | Ramin Bahrani |
| Camera operators | Michael Simmonds |
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| Additional photography | Michael Simmonds |
| Production design | Richard A. Wright, Elliott Glick |
| Art direction | Elliott Glick, Richard A. Wright |
| Set decoration | Richard A. Wright, Elliott Glick |
| Music | M. Lo, Tom Efinger, Abigail Savage, Joseph Stephens, William Tabanou |
| Sound | M. Lo, Tom Efinger, Abigail Savage, Joseph Stephens, William Tabanou |
| Costume design | Daphne Javitch |
| Makeup | Daphne Javitch |
| Hairstyling | Daphne Javitch |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 10, 2007 / Toronto International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 23, 2007 / London Film Festival
United States / Nov 04, 2007 / AFI Fest
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Germany / Feb 10, 2008 / Berlin International Film Festival
Türkiye / Apr 17, 2008 / Istanbul Film Festival
South Korea / May 05, 2008 / Jeonju International Film Festival
Australia / Jun 10, 2008 / Sydney Film Festival
Czechia / Jul 08, 2008 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Latvia / Sep 16, 2008 / Arsenals
Denmark / Sep 22, 2008 / BUSTER Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth
Finland / Sep 25, 2008 / Helsinki International Film Festival
Austria / Oct 23, 2008 / Vienna International Film Festival
Theatrical release
United States / Feb 27, 2008
France / Oct 15, 2008
Austria / Feb 20, 2009
Belgium / Jun 10, 2009
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