A Better Life
“Every father wants more for his son.”
An Indigenous Latino American 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.
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Cast
13 people
Demián Bichir
Carlos Riquelme
Known for
The Nun
The Hateful Eight
José Julián
Luis Galindo
Known for
The Society
Narcos: Mexico
Chelsea Rendon
Ruthie Valdez
Known for
Maya and the Three
Vida
Dolores Heredia
Anita
Known for
Capadocia
Get the Gringo
Joaquín Cosío
Blasco Martinez
Known for
Narcos: Mexico
The Strain
Carlos Linares
Santiago
Known for
Triple Frontier
Snowfall
Bobby Soto
Facundo
Known for
Narcos: Mexico
The Tax Collector
Nancy Lenehan
Mrs. Donnely
Known for
Widow's Bay
Catch Me If You Can
Gabriel Chavarria
Ramon
Known for
The Purge
Selena: The Series
Tim Griffin
Charlie
Known for
Wayward Pines
The Gift
Isabella Rae Thomas
Linda
Known for
Brothers and Sisters
Giselle Nieto
Gigi
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Chris Weitz Director · Eric Eason Screenplay Roger L. Simon Story
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $10M · United States release June 24, 2011
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,800,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
McLaughlin Films
Production
Depth of Field
Production
Summit Entertainment
Production · Studio
Lime Orchard Productions
Production
Witt/Thomas Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Canada · June 24, 2011
Theatrical
United States · June 24, 2011
Theatrical
United States · October 18, 2011
Digital
United States
October 18, 2011 · Physical · Bluray
Brazil
August 5, 2011 · Theatrical
France
January 2, 2013 · Digital · VOD
January 2, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Italy
April 23, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Japan
October 22, 2011 · Digital
South Korea
April 12, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 29, 2011 · Theatrical
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