A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006) (original) (raw)

A coming-of-age drama about writer/director Dito Montiel's youth, the film captures the mid-1980s in the toughest neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. Dito, called home after 15 years because his father is ill, encounters old friends � the ones he lost, the ones he left behind, the ones he can't help but remember. These are Dito's "saints." An honest account of a bittersweet return to a neighborhood where relationships can never be what they once were, Dito's story is about coming to terms with a father's rage and a father's love.

A coming-of-age drama about writer/director Dito Montiel's youth, the film captures the mid-1980s in the toughest neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. Dito, called home after 15 years because his father is ill, encounters old friends � the ones he lost, the ones he left behind, the ones he can't help but remember. These are Dito's "saints." An honest account of a bittersweet return to a neighborhood where relationships can never be what they once were, Dito's story is about coming to terms with a father's rage and a father's love. (less)

Director: Dito Montiel
Writer: Dito Montiel
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Dianne Wiest, Shia LaBeouf, Melonie Diaz, Chazz Palminteri, Rosario Dawson
Producers: Rene Bastian, Charlie Corwin, Robert Downey Jr., Jonathan Elias, Amanda Mackey Johnson, Clara Markowicz

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