A Better Life
2011 film directed by Chris Weitz / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the American film directed by Chris Weitz. For the 2011 French film directed by Cédric Kahn, see Une vie meilleure. For the Spring King album, see A Better Life (album).
A Better Life is a 2011 American drama film directed by Chris Weitz and written by Eric Eason, based on a story by Roger L. Simon. It stars Demián Bichir as an undocumented immigrant gardener in Los Angeles who, along with his teenage son, attempts to find his stolen truck.
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Directed by | Chris Weitz |
Screenplay by | Eric Eason |
Story by | Roger L. Simon |
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Starring | Demián Bichir |
Cinematography | Javier Aguirresarobe |
Edited by | Peter Lambert |
Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
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Distributed by | Summit Entertainment |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
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Budget | $10 million[1] |
Box office | $1,759,252[1] |
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The film received a limited release in the United States on June 24, 2011, by Summit Entertainment. For his performance, Bichir was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.