Padre nuestro (2007 film)
Padre nuestro, also known as Sangre de mi sangre, is a 2007 Argentinean-American thriller film written and directed by Christopher Zalla, produced by Benjamin Odell and Per Melita, and starring Jesús Ochoa, Armando Hernández, Jorge Adrián Espíndola, and Paola Mendoza. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Premise
Padre nuestro tells the story of Pedro, a young Mexican boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father, but whose identity is stolen by an impostor.Cast
- Jesús Ochoa as Diego
- Armando Hernández as Juan
- Jorge Adrián Espíndola as Pedro
- Paola Mendoza as Magda
- Eugenio Derbez as Anibal
- Scott Glascock as John
- Lev Gorn as Rough-Shave
Release
Padre nuestro premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2007, and has been screened at New Directors/New Films Festival. The film was released in Spain on October 5, 2007, and in Mexico on February 29, 2008. It opened in limited release in the United States on May 14, 2008.Awards and honors
- Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
- Nominated, Independent Spirit Awards, 2008: Best First Feature and Best Screenplay