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TrailerCarlos Galindo, a Mexican illegal immigrant and veteran Los Angeles day laborer, struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.Genre: DramaActors: Demián Bichir, Eddie Piolin Sotelo, Joaquín Cosio, José Julián, Nancy Lenehan, Gabriel Chavarria, Bobby Soto, Chelsea Rendon, Trampas Thompson, Tim Griffin, Valorie Hubbard, ...»Director: Chris WeitzCountry: United StatesDuration: 98 minQuality: HDRelease: 2011IMDb: 7.2Rating(2) Voted0 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Carlos GalindoPlayed by: Demián Bichir
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Critic Reviews of "A Better Life"
Time OutJuly 27, 2011The didacticism takes the shine off Weitz's accomplishment, even if the film builds up enough empathy to generate slow-burning emotional impact.
indieWireJuly 15, 2011A Better Life has more to offer than good intentions: it's sincere and credible, which is more than I can say about an awful lot of movies. Yet something about it kept me at arm's length: I felt the filmmakers' presence instead of...
Globe and MailJuly 15, 2011Bichir delivers a powerful, nuanced performance as a stoic but complex character who treats everyone -- even those who have wronged him -- with a dignity he rarely receives.
Detroit NewsJuly 15, 2011The people here seem real, their world is shaky at best, and the political tension that permeates everything in this film feels palpable.
Minneapolis Star TribuneJuly 15, 2011Bichir redeems the secondhand plot and on-the-nose dialogue.
Toronto StarJuly 15, 2011Personalizes the illegal immigrant experience and digs much deeper into what has become a national disgrace.
AwardsCircuit.comSeptember 14, 2014The film's beautiful simplicity is carried massively on the work of Demián Bichir, instantly and surely one of the best performances seen in 2011.
Tribune News ServiceJanuary 04, 2013Well-acted, but quite over-hyped -- a melodramatic Mexican-American version of "Bicycle Thieves."
Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaAugust 17, 2012A Better Life's sense of place and eye for detail are strong, but the too-smooth style and rushed dramatics are at odds with the hardscrabble existence on display.
Flick FilosopherFebruary 22, 2012[A] gentle, honest, heartfelt film, but [it] does not have much to offer beyond an earnest respect for a segment of American society that is too often derided...
Cinema WriterJanuary 26, 2012The silver lining is an excellent lead performance from Bichir.
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