La Mission (2009)
Growing up in the Mission district of San Francisco, Che Rivera has always had to be tough to survive.
117 min
Growing up in the Mission district of San Francisco, Che Rivera has always had to be tough to survive. He's a powerful man respected throughout the Mission barrio for his masculinity and his strength, as well as for his hobby building beautiful lowrider cars. A reformed inmate and recovering alcoholic, Che has worked hard to redeem his life and do right by his pride and joy: his only son, Jes, whom he has raised on his own after the death of his wife. Che's path to redemption is tested, however, when he discovers Jes is gay. To survive his neighborhood, Che has always lived with his fists. To survive as a complete man, he'll have to embrace a side of himself he's never shown.
- Release date
- January 19, 2009
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $2,000,000
Cast
- Benjamin Bratt as Che Rivera
- Alex Hernandez as Smoke
- Christopher Borgzinner as Nacho
- Jeremy Ray Valdez as Jes Rivera
- Cesar Gomez as Gummy Bear
- Neo Veavea as Kenny
- Cathleen Riddley as Shell
- Martin Cantu as Store Owner
- Xochiti Guzman as Fine Mission Mamacita
- Marco Serralta as Chuy
Crew
- Peter Bratt · Director
- Peter Bratt · Writer
- Benjamin Bratt · Producer
- Peter Bratt · Producer
- Alpita Patel · Producer
- Mark Kilian · Composer
- Hiro Narita · Cinematographer
- Stan Webb · Editor
- Sarah Kliban · Casting director
- Victoria Thomas · Casting director
- Keith Neely · Production designer