A Better Life
“Every father wants more for his son.”
Drama
An Indigenous Latino American gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners.
VIBE
This film feels like a quiet, persistent ache. It's a raw, unflinching look at the daily grind and the desperate hope for a better future, grounded in the everyday struggles of an immigrant family.
heartbreakinghopefulsomberresilientsteadykitchen sink realismsocially conscious dramacharacter-drivenfamilyimmigrationclass strugglethe american dream
californiaundocumented immigrantgardenerparental sacrifice
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