Avenues (2013)

Saul Sanchez returns home to the rough Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park also known as The Avenues after serving a decadelong prison sentence Once back Saul seeks a reunion with his estranged young daughter Guided by a sympathetic parole officer who discovers his hidden illiteracy Saul begins writing a letter to his daughter and begins a journey of selfdiscovery amid pressure from his gangland Avenidas familia As Saul separates himself from old friends he mentors a troubled teenage neighbor following an alltoofamiliar gang path Based on a true story Avenues tells a deeply personal story of fatherhood and the isolation felt by former convicts