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a guide to recognizing your saints (2006)

a guide to recognizing your saints
a guide to recognizing your saints
R
Crime
Documentary
Drama

Release Date
September 29, 2006
Director
Dito Montiel
Cast
Dianne Wiest , Robert Downey Jr. , Shia LaBeouf , Melonie Diaz , Julia Garro , Eleonore Hendricks
Runtime
97
Main Genre
Crime
Writers
Dito Montiel
Tagline
Sometimes the only way to move forward is to go back.

Summary

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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