Chop shop /

"In a bustling wasteland of stolen cars, mechanics and street hustlers, Alejandro, a tough and ambitious street orphan, and his older sister, Isamar, must rely on each other to survive. Living and working in the Iron Triangle, a sprawling junkyard in Queens, New York, the two find their dreams...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Chop shop (Motion picture : 2007)
Other Authors:	Bahrani, Ramin (Screenwriter, Film editor, Field director), Azimi, Bahareh (Screenwriter), Polanco, Alejandro (Actor), Gonzales, Isamar (Actor), Sowulski, Rob (Actor), Zapata, Carlos (Actor), Razvi, Ahmad (Actor), Simmonds, Michael (Cinematographer, director of photography,), Wright, Richard A., 1971- (Designer), Javitch, Daphne (Costume designer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Published:	Port Washington, NY : Koch Lorber Films, [2007]
Subjects:	Street children > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Orphans > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Brothers and sisters > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Automobile graveyards > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Queens (New York, N.Y.) > Drama. Automobile graveyards. Brothers and sisters. Orphans. Street children. New York (State) > New York. New York (State) > New York > Queens. Melodramas (Motion pictures) Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.

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Summary:	"In a bustling wasteland of stolen cars, mechanics and street hustlers, Alejandro, a tough and ambitious street orphan, and his older sister, Isamar, must rely on each other to survive. Living and working in the Iron Triangle, a sprawling junkyard in Queens, New York, the two find their dreams threatened by the hard truths of life, only to find hope and salvation in one another."--Container.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Special features: Commentary (with director, cast and crew); Rehearsals (behind the scenes footage); Theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (84 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Awards:	Official Selection Directors' Fortnight Cannes Film Festival; Official Selection Toronton Film Festival; Official Selection Generation Berlin Film Festival; Winner Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Michael Simmonds ; production designer, Richard Wright ; costume designer, Daphne Javitch.
ISBN:	1417201738 9781417201730