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By Jason B (1,741) on 04 Mar 2008

This is a movie in the best tradition of realism - there is no heavy handed exposition, the story develops at a natural pace, conflict arises…

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By Walter M (1,360) on 03 Mar 2008

[font=Century Gothic]Chop Shop starts with day laborers being hired by the side of the road in New York City but not the youngest one, Alejandro(Alejandro…

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By Generoso F (106) on 02 Mar 2008

Mixed feelings about this one…

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By Soon-Ho S (13) on 01 Mar 2008

If Antoine Doinel lived in Queens without his parents... Truly amazing film that follows where Italians left off in terms of Neorealism…

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 29 Feb 2008

Ale's community is like a band of pirates - collegial, bickering, larcenous and supportive - and his life within it is both heartening and…

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By Jan Stuart (404) for Newsday (2,345) on 28 Feb 2008

It's already been compared to Brazilian classics City of God and Pixote…

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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 28 Feb 2008

Not enough happens in his film to really engage the viewer, and it begins to feel repetitive and overextended…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 27 Feb 2008

Bahrani's unsentimental film is perhaps most interesting as a look at a colorful, little-known world that has recently been targeted for urban…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 27 Feb 2008

A poignant and heart-affecting film about a 12-year-old Latino street orphan who is one of the many poor in the forgotten America…

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By Chris Cabin (484) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 26 Feb 2008

Chop Shop is an oddity to be stared at thoroughly…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 25 Feb 2008

Bahrani’s concentration is close to supernatural as he tracks the young, prepubescent Ale (Alejandro Polanco) from job to soul-numbing job,…

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By Aisha B (33) on 23 Feb 2008

I saw this during the london film festival, and I thoroughly enjoyed it…

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By Greg B (807) on 12 Feb 2008

I saw this at the London Film Festival during an unfortunate rash of viewing films with a non-professional cast…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 11 Dec 2007

An intriguingly original look at one boy's version of the American Dream, Ramin Bahrani's third feature is filled with vibrant life, finding…

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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 09 Nov 2007

Iranian-American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani has followed up his well-received Man Push Cart with another penetrating portrait of life on the outskirts…

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By Ken Fox (1,094) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 24 Aug 2007

Bahrani's willingness to expose the shameful reality of third-world conditions in the Land of Plenty while telling a crackling good story marks…

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