A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
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- Synopsis
- A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is based on director Dito Montiel's youth during the mideighties in the tough neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. All his old friends have ended up dead, as junkies, or in prison; Dito is the proverbial man who got out....
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- Director(s)
- Dito Montiel
- Distributor(s)
- First Look
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min.
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Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
This gallantly imperfect indie pops with attitude.Read the full review
The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
hough the picture is wrenching, at times devastating, it leaves you with that buoyant feeling of having encountered a raw, authentic work of art.Read the full review
Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites
This is an exceptionally assured debut, and Montiel exhibits rare care with editing and sound design. His real forte, though, is casting, to which a brief scene featuring Downey and the incandescent Rosario Dawson powerfully attests.Read the full review
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