Padre Nuestro
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Padre Nuestro also known as Sangre de Mi Sangre ("Blood of My Blood") is a U.S.
film written and directed by Christopher Zalla, produced by Benjamin Odell
and Per Melita and starring Jesús Ochoa, Armando Hernández, Jorge Adrián Espíndola, and Paola Mendoza. It tells the story of a young Mexican
boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn
to meet his long-lost father, but whose identity is stolen by an imposter.
Padre Nuestro premiered January 22, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
and has been screened at Cannes
. The film was released in Spain
on October 5, 2007 and in Mexico
on February 29, 2008. It opened in limited release
in the United States
on May 14, 2008.
reported that 76% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 17 reviews. Metacritic
reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 5 reviews.
Padre Nuestro ("Our Father"), also known as Sangre de Mi Sangre ("Blood of My Blood") is a U.S.
film written and directed by Christopher Zalla, produced by Benjamin Odell
and Per Melita and starring Jesús Ochoa, Armando Hernández, Jorge Adrián Espíndola, and Paola Mendoza. It tells the story of a young Mexican
boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn
to meet his long-lost father, but whose identity is stolen by an imposter.
Padre Nuestro premiered January 22, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
and has been screened at Cannes
. The film was released in Spain
on October 5, 2007 and in Mexico
on February 29, 2008. It opened in limited release
in the United States
on May 14, 2008.
reported that 76% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 17 reviews. Metacritic
reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 5 reviews.
Padre Nuestro ("Our Father"), also known as Sangre de Mi Sangre ("Blood of My Blood") is a U.S.
film written and directed by Christopher Zalla, produced by Benjamin Odell
and Per Melita and starring Jesús Ochoa, Armando Hernández, Jorge Adrián Espíndola, and Paola Mendoza. It tells the story of a young Mexican
boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn
to meet his long-lost father, but whose identity is stolen by an imposter.
Padre Nuestro premiered January 22, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
and has been screened at Cannes
. The film was released in Spain
on October 5, 2007 and in Mexico
on February 29, 2008. It opened in limited release
in the United States
on May 14, 2008.
reported that 76% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 17 reviews. Metacritic
reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 5 reviews.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film written and directed by Christopher Zalla, produced by Benjamin Odell
Benjamin Odell (producer)
Benjamin Odell is an American writer, director and producer of independent films.-Early life:Odell was born in Philadelphia, and spent his childhood in the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia. He studied creative writing and English literature at St...
and Per Melita and starring Jesús Ochoa, Armando Hernández, Jorge Adrián Espíndola, and Paola Mendoza. It tells the story of a young Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
to meet his long-lost father, but whose identity is stolen by an imposter.
Padre Nuestro premiered January 22, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
2007 Sundance Film Festival
The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007 in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah and Ogden, Utah. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival...
and has been screened at Cannes
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
. The film was released in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
on October 5, 2007 and in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on February 29, 2008. It opened in limited release
Limited release
Limited release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing in a select few theaters across the country ....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on May 14, 2008.
Critical reception
As of May 16, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
reported that 76% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 17 reviews. Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 5 reviews.
Awards
- Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
- Nominated, Independent Spirit Awards, 2008: Best First Feature (for Zalla, Odell and Melita) and Best Screenplay (for Zalla)
External links
- Padre Nuestro at Sundance.org
Padre Nuestro ("Our Father"), also known as Sangre de Mi Sangre ("Blood of My Blood") is a U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film written and directed by Christopher Zalla, produced by Benjamin Odell
Benjamin Odell (producer)
Benjamin Odell is an American writer, director and producer of independent films.-Early life:Odell was born in Philadelphia, and spent his childhood in the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia. He studied creative writing and English literature at St...
and Per Melita and starring Jesús Ochoa, Armando Hernández, Jorge Adrián Espíndola, and Paola Mendoza. It tells the story of a young Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
to meet his long-lost father, but whose identity is stolen by an imposter.
Padre Nuestro premiered January 22, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
2007 Sundance Film Festival
The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007 in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah and Ogden, Utah. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival...
and has been screened at Cannes
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
. The film was released in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
on October 5, 2007 and in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on February 29, 2008. It opened in limited release
Limited release
Limited release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing in a select few theaters across the country ....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on May 14, 2008.
Critical reception
As of May 16, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
reported that 76% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 17 reviews. Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 5 reviews.
Awards
- Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
- Nominated, Independent Spirit Awards, 2008: Best First Feature (for Zalla, Odell and Melita) and Best Screenplay (for Zalla)
External links
- Padre Nuestro at Sundance.org
Padre Nuestro ("Our Father"), also known as Sangre de Mi Sangre ("Blood of My Blood") is a U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film written and directed by Christopher Zalla, produced by Benjamin Odell
Benjamin Odell (producer)
Benjamin Odell is an American writer, director and producer of independent films.-Early life:Odell was born in Philadelphia, and spent his childhood in the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia. He studied creative writing and English literature at St...
and Per Melita and starring Jesús Ochoa, Armando Hernández, Jorge Adrián Espíndola, and Paola Mendoza. It tells the story of a young Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
to meet his long-lost father, but whose identity is stolen by an imposter.
Padre Nuestro premiered January 22, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
2007 Sundance Film Festival
The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007 in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah and Ogden, Utah. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival...
and has been screened at Cannes
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
. The film was released in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
on October 5, 2007 and in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on February 29, 2008. It opened in limited release
Limited release
Limited release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing in a select few theaters across the country ....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on May 14, 2008.
Critical reception
As of May 16, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
reported that 76% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 17 reviews. Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 5 reviews.
Awards
- Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
- Nominated, Independent Spirit Awards, 2008: Best First Feature (for Zalla, Odell and Melita) and Best Screenplay (for Zalla)
External links
- Padre Nuestro at Sundance.org