Writer/director Ramin Bahrani's acclaimed film, Chop Shop, is being shown in Cleveland this weekend. The movie, a New York Times Critics Pick in 2007, follows the life of ambitious 12 year old street orphan Alejandro who works at an auto body shop in a junkyard in Queens, New York. Between side jobs, purse snatching, and begging for money on the subways, he and his 16 year old sister, Isamar, try to save up enough money to purchase their own meals-on-wheels truck and live that American Dream. However, in the midst of distrust, thievery, and adolescence, living the dream is nowhere as easy as expected.
Check out the official movie trailer, c/o IMDB.
See Chop Shop this Friday June 20 (7pm) and Saturday June 21 (9pm) at Cleveland Cinematheque. Ticket prices are $6 and $8.
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