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Chop Shop (2008)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : Ramin Bahrani

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Alejandro Polanco
Alejandro Polanco
Ale
Isamar Gonzales
Isamar Gonzales
Isamar
Ahmad Razvi
Ahmad Razvi
Ahmad
Carlos Zapata
Carlos Zapata
Carlos
Rob Sowulski
Rob Sowulski
Rob
Anthony Felton
Anthony Felton
Carlos's Uncle
Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz
Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz
Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz
Michael 'Gringo' Nieto
Michael 'Gringo' Nieto
Construction Foreman
Carlos Ayala
Carlos Ayala
Carlos the Pigeon Worker
Laura Patalano
Laura Patalano
Laura
Nick Jasprizza
Nick Jasprizza
The 'John'

Crews

Ramin Bahrani
Ramin Bahrani
Director
Ramin Bahrani
Ramin Bahrani
Writer
Bahareh Azimi
Bahareh Azimi
Writer
Michael Simmonds
Michael Simmonds
Director of Photography
Ramin Bahrani
Ramin Bahrani
Editor
Richard A. Wright
Richard A. Wright
Production Design
Daphne Javitch
Daphne Javitch
Costume Design
Elliott Glick
Elliott Glick
Art Direction
Jeb Brody
Jeb Brody
Producer
Lisa Muskat
Lisa Muskat
Producer
Marc Turtletaub
Marc Turtletaub
Producer
Peter Saraf
Peter Saraf
Executive Producer
Pradip Ghosh
Pradip Ghosh
Co-Producer
Bedford T. Bentley
Bedford T. Bentley
Co-Producer
Kathryn Dean
Kathryn Dean
Line Producer
M. Lo
M. Lo
Original Music Composer
Tom Efinger
Tom Efinger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Abigail Savage
Abigail Savage
Sound Effects Editor
Joseph Stephens
Joseph Stephens
Boom Operator
William Tabanou
William Tabanou
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Trailers and other movies

Chop Shop (2007) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Posters and backgrounds

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