SummaryAngel, an undocumented Latino teen coming-of-age in a rough Los Angeles neighborhood, struggles to find his identity in a world scarred by violence as his family desperately tries to hold onto their American Dream.
SummaryAngel, an undocumented Latino teen coming-of-age in a rough Los Angeles neighborhood, struggles to find his identity in a world scarred by violence as his family desperately tries to hold onto their American Dream.
At first, there is something a little too straightforward about the characters and their dialogue. But gradually, a group of strong, sure performances and the script’s twists... take hold, and we are fully involved.
For all its sincere intentions, Kruishoop’s script feels cobbled together from newspaper headlines and bits of other movies rather than real, lived experience.