America 101 (2005)
And they thought getting here was tough...
86 min
Two brothers leave their home in Mexico in search of the 'American Dream', only to realize it was in front of them all the time. Angel is tired of living in his small Mexican town and has no interest in following in his father's footsteps. Instead he resolves to run away, across to cross the border and find his American dream. His older brother, Carlos, has plans of his own and they don't involve leaving home. When Angel tells his older brother of his grand scheme Carlos knows he won't be able to stop him, so he decides to tag along in order to watch over his headstrong little brother. Double-crossed by a smuggler, they find themselves alone in the desert. What follows is a strange and hilarious adventure filled with crazy characters and eye-opening truths until they finally realize the dream they were chasing was back home where they started.
- Release date
- February 27, 2005
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Miguel Castro as Angel
- Richard Azurdia as Carlos
- Christine Carlo as Maria
- Gerald Brodin as Cowboy Jack
- Jordi Caballero as El Coyote
- Kris Bies as Larissa
- Jonathan Cherry as Not-so-homeless student
- Rafael Feldman as Ricardo
- Yan Feldman as Romeo
- Matthew Henerson as Hotel Manager
Crew
- Mark A. Russell · Director
- Mark A. Russell · Writer
- Michael Wasserman · Writer
- Michael Wasserman · Producer
- Joe DiBlasi · Composer
- Rudy Harbon · Cinematographer
- Dean Altit · Editor
- Mark A. Russell · Editor
- Jen K. Messer · Production designer
- Sharon Vargas · Production designer