This is the story of a pivotal summer on the hot, sweaty, violent streets of Astoria, Queens--a summer that changed only Dito Montiel, but the lives of everyone around him. Torn between is ill father, his domineering friend and protector Antonio, the neighborhood war and the lustful temptations of youth, Dito struggles against his desire to escape, running away from everything he knows. He finds redemption 15 years later when he returns to Queens and faces the "saints" who have influenced his life.
Production Belladonna Productions; Original Media; Xingu Films [gb];
Cast Names Dianne Wiest; Robert Downey Jr.; Shia LaBeouf; Melonie Diaz; Julia Garro; Eleonore Hendricks; Adam Scarimbolo; Peter Anthony Tambakis; Channing Tatum; Anthony Tirado; Erick Rosado; Steve Payne; Chazz Palminteri; Tibor Feldman; Martin Compston; Marc Castle; Steven Randazzo; George DiCenzo; Olga Merediz; Teresa Kelsey; Sammy Rhee; Jermel Wilson; Michael Rivera; David Castro; Federico Castelluccio; Anthony DeSando; Scott Michael Campbell; Rosario Dawson; Kyle Benitez; Iraida Polanco; Gilbert Cruz; Eric Roberts; Chance Kelly; Angela Frye; Yetta Gottesman; Al Marz; Chris Nunez; Jeff Skowron; E. Austin Valentine;
Box Office USD 185,871
Release Date 2006-09-29 (limited) 2006-10-13 2006-10-21 (Austin Film Festival)
Genres Crime; Drama;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, sexuality, and
drug use.