Film

Chop Shop

6.720081h 24mDrama

Director: Ramin Bahrani
Year: 2008

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.

Top cast

Alejandro Polanco

Ale

Isamar Gonzales

Isamar

Ahmad Razvi

Ahmad

Carlos Zapata

Carlos

Rob Sowulski

Rob

Anthony Felton

Carlos's Uncle

Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz

Michael 'Gringo' Nieto

Construction Foreman

Carlos Ayala

Carlos the Pigeon Worker

Laura Patalano

Laura

Nick Jasprizza

The 'John'

Directed by

Ramin Bahrani

Written by

Ramin Bahrani, Bahareh Azimi

Produced by

Jeb Brody, Lisa Muskat, Marc Turtletaub