Chop Shop

Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.

Director

Ramin Bahrani

Screenplay

Bahareh Azimi

Screenplay

Ramin Bahrani

Music

M. Lo

Status

Released

Release date

27/02/2008

Original language

English