August Evening
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- Synopsis
- The bonds of family are weathered by the winds of change in this independent drama from writer and director Chris Eska. Jamie (Pedro Castaneda) is an illegal immigrant living in Texas, where he earns a living doing odd jobs and farm work; in his ......
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- Starring
- Pedro Castaneda, Veronica Loren, Abel Becerra, Walter Perez, Sandra Rios
- Director(s)
- Chris Eska
- Distributor(s)
- Maya Releasing
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 141 min.
Critic Reviews
The filmmaker of August Evening creates a succession of quiet, elliptical scenes that accrue into an affecting big picture of family ties and immigrant experience.Read the full review
Though this artful film inches toward its not-unpredictable conclusion and could logically have ended several times before its final fadeout, I was sorry when it was over. How rare is that?Read the full review
Eska seems to be attempting an ambitious Mexican-American variation on "King Lear," another tale of an aging patriarch seeking refuge but ultimately rejected by ungrateful children.Read the full review
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