A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

~Sometimes the only way to move forward is to go back.

Overview

Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., with friends Antonio, Giuseppe, Nerf and Mike.

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General Information

Release Date: 2006-09-29
Budget: $0
Revenue: $516139
Runtime: 104 min

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