A Better Life
Every father wants more for his son.
2011 1 hour 38 minutes
A 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.
24th June 2011
15 years ago
1 hour 38 minutes
Finishes at 5:48pm
$10,000,000 ($14,840,000 today)
Revenue $1,800,000
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 10 nominations total
7.2/10
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