Padre Nuestro ("Our Father"), also known as Sangre de Mi Sangre ("Blood of My Blood") is a 2007 Argentinean-American thriller 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.
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Directed by | Christopher Zalla |
Written by | Christopher Zalla |
Produced by | Benjamin Odell Per Melita |
Starring | Jesús Ochoa Armando Hernández Jorge Adrián Espíndola Paola Mendoza |
Cinematography | Igor Martinovic |
Edited by | Aaron Yanes |
Music by | Brian Cullman |
Production companies | Cinergy Pictures Panamax Films Two Lane Pictures |
Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Countries | United States Argentina |
Languages | English Spanish |
Box office | $565,024[1] |
Padre Nuestro tells the story of Pedro, a young Mexican boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father, but whose identity is stolen by an impostor.
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.[2]
As of May 16, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 76% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 17 reviews.[3] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 5 reviews.[4]
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Preceded by | Sundance Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic 2007 |
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