A gardener in East LA struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.

This film is uncommon among Hollywood production in that it is set in a Hispanic community and features an almost entirely Hispanic cast.
It is a great film to explore the culture and geography of LA. Father Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries, helped Director Chris Weitz and his crew with finding locations and making their film as authentic as possible. The language of the script was modified to reflect the actual slang used in Los Angeles, reflecting linguist differences from street-to-street.
The New Yorker critic Richard Body wrote: “The story unfolds without hagiography, pity, or trumped-up heroism, as the filmmaker approaches the lives of everyday people with modest compassion and imaginative sympathy.