City of Dreams (2024)
Overview
A Mexican teenager whose dreams of becoming a soccer star are disrupted when his mother dies. He's smuggled across the border with the promise of a better life but is instead sold to a sweatshop in downtown LA.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,662,854.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.5858 |
Directed By
Mohit Ramchandani
Crew
Axel Kuschevatzky
Mohit Ramchandani
Daljit DJ Parmar
Alejandro Chávez
Rufus Parker
Luis Mandoki
Matt Diezel
Mohit Ramchandani
James Logan
Mohit Ramchandani
Josh Tessier
Yalitza Aparicio
Jon Graham
Lisa Gerrard
Bennett Salvay
TOP CAST
Ari Lopez
Jesús
Renata Vaca
Elena
Andrés Delgado
Cesar
Diego Calva
Carlitos
Tatiana del Real
Marcela
Karla Rodríguez Coronado
Nadia
Hrach Titizian
Aram
Jason Patric
Stevens
Paulina Gaitán
Maria
Samm Levine
Nazarian
Alfredo Castro
El Jefe
Francisco Denis
Rodrigo
Adriana Paz
Prostitute
Yael Tadeo
Juan
Adina Eady
Rusanovschi
Daria Amona Fe
Woman in black
Miguel Ángel Hernández
Shaman
Antonio Monroy
Shaman
Angela Galupa
Rusanovschi's Mother
Jorge Ávila
Rico
Ángel Gabriel
Manuel
Rogelio Frausto
Gustavo
Rodrigo Sánchez
Carlos
Henry Tomas
Humberto
Bailey Kai
Lisa
Andrew Truong
Asian Salesman
Spencer Christian
Running Employee
Bryan Patrick McCulley
Officer Skip
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