A single-parent ex-con in a tough minority neighborhood finds his personal values challenged when he discovers his son is gay.A single-parent ex-con in a tough minority neighborhood finds his personal values challenged when he discovers his son is gay.A single-parent ex-con in a tough minority neighborhood finds his personal values challenged when he discovers his son is gay.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 4 nominations
Christopher Borgzinner
- Nacho
- (as Chris Borgzinner)
Marco Serralta
- Chuy
- (as Marcos Serralta)
Talisa Soto
- Ana
- (as Talisa Soto Bratt)
Tatiana Maricely
- Nadine
- (as Tatiana Rivas)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTalisa Soto, who plays Ana, and Benjamin Bratt, who plays Che, are married in real life. They met on the set of Blood In, Blood Out (1993) where Rene, played by Jesse Borrego, stars alongside Benjamin Bratt.
- GoofsThe memorial in Che's garage indicates his wife died in 1985. The banners in the graduation scene read "La Mission High School Class of 2009". Since it is very clear Jes was a model student, it is doubtful he would be graduating high school at the age of 24 or higher.
- Quotes
Che Rivera: Stay brown.
Kenny: Can't do nothin' but.
- SoundtracksMe Rompiste El Corazon
performed by Rene Peña Govea
Music courtesy of Round World Music
Featured review
This underrated movie provides an insider's view of the colorful San Francisco's neighborhood known as the "Mission" - a predominantly Latino enclave in San Francisco. Inspired by real characters, it does not present the usual clichés of the ethnic minority drama by avoiding the romanticizing of this environment; it skews the typical down home ethnic wisdom favored by liberal Hollywood and does not become another histrionic sordid ghetto thriller/soap opera.
Supported by an excellent cast, Benjamin Bratt gives an astonishing performance as an intolerant bus driver, a single father who cannot accept his adolescent only son's homosexuality despite the love and pride he feels for him. The violent machismo that have shaped his life is perpetuated by the next generation of disenfranchised youth who prey La Mission.
The neighborhood is presented as an insular world almost anachronistic in 21st century San Francisco. Working class middle age men turn old cars into souped-up low-riding monsters and make fun of soy lattes and recycling, feathered Aztec dancers fill the streets with color and sound as neighbors try to maintain a sense of heritage with their indigenous past, families place flowers and pray where their children have been slain.
The movie transcends its family drama genre allowing the story to evolve at its own pace with a feeling of authenticity and honesty prevailing in every scene. Without providing easy solutions, it centers on a character whose contradictions reflect the world he inhabits. Highly recommended.
Supported by an excellent cast, Benjamin Bratt gives an astonishing performance as an intolerant bus driver, a single father who cannot accept his adolescent only son's homosexuality despite the love and pride he feels for him. The violent machismo that have shaped his life is perpetuated by the next generation of disenfranchised youth who prey La Mission.
The neighborhood is presented as an insular world almost anachronistic in 21st century San Francisco. Working class middle age men turn old cars into souped-up low-riding monsters and make fun of soy lattes and recycling, feathered Aztec dancers fill the streets with color and sound as neighbors try to maintain a sense of heritage with their indigenous past, families place flowers and pray where their children have been slain.
The movie transcends its family drama genre allowing the story to evolve at its own pace with a feeling of authenticity and honesty prevailing in every scene. Without providing easy solutions, it centers on a character whose contradictions reflect the world he inhabits. Highly recommended.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Mission Street Rhapsody
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,062,941
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $49,046
- Apr 11, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $1,062,941
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
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- Sound mix
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