Chop Shop
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.
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Cast
11 people
Alejandro Polanco
Ale
Also in
Mosquito
Isamar Gonzales
Isamar
No other roles listed
Ahmad Razvi
Ahmad
Known for
Man Push Cart
Carlos Zapata
Carlos
Also in
Secret in Their Eyes
Bad Movie: The Movie
Rob Sowulski
Rob
No other roles listed
Anthony Felton
Carlos's Uncle
Also in
Coming Out
Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz
Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz
Michael 'Gringo' Nieto
Construction Foreman
No other roles listed
Carlos Ayala
Carlos the Pigeon Worker
Also in
This Fool
Sabotage
Laura Patalano
Laura
Known for
The L Word: Generation Q
First Girl I Loved
Nick Jasprizza
The 'John'
Also in
The Adventures of Blinky Bill
F.T.P.D. Fairy Tale Police Department
Ramin Bahrani Director · Bahareh Azimi Writer M. Lo Composer
Worldwide gross $221K · United States release February 27, 2008 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$221,227
Production
Muskat Filmed Properties
Production
Noruz Films
Production
Big Beach
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 21, 2007
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival [Directors' Fortnight]
United States · February 27, 2008
Theatrical
United States
November 4, 2007 · Premiere · AFI Fest
Australia
June 10, 2008 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Austria
October 23, 2008 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
February 20, 2009 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 10, 2009 · Theatrical
Canada
September 10, 2007 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
July 8, 2008 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
September 22, 2008 · Premiere · BUSTER Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth
Finland
September 25, 2008 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
October 15, 2008 · Theatrical
Germany
February 10, 2008 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival [Section: Generation]
Latvia
September 16, 2008 · Premiere · Arsenals
South Korea
May 5, 2008 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Türkiye
April 17, 2008 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 23, 2007 · Premiere · London Film Festival
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