| The Best of Cannes in HD! CHOP SHOP MBC goes “HD”! A exciting step forward for your art cinema! From now on, you can enjoy first run art films in the latest state-of-the-art HD technology, in collaboration with “Emerging Cinemas”, the world’s leader in digital distribution… “One of Miami’s most beloved cultural institutions just got better!” -Kevin Craft, “Beyond The Multiplex” on Miami Herald’s Miami.com An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation In collaboration with Emerging Cinemas South Beach Premiere!  CHOP SHOP (Ramin Bahrani/2007/USA) With Alejandro Polanco, Isamar Gonzales, Ahmad Razvi, Carlos Zapata The American Independent festival sensation, CHOP SHOP is the story of Alejandro (Alejandro Polanco), a twelve-year-old Latino street orphan in Willet’s Point, also known as the “Iron Triangle,” a vibrant, sprawling, industrial neighborhood teeming with auto-body repair shops, scrap yards, and garbage dumps on the outskirts of Queens, New York. Alejandro is a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar. Intimate, heartbreaking and yet ultimately hopeful, CHOP SHOP is a portrait of a young boy navigating his way through a chaotic adult world. Set in a stunning and unique location, it is subtle and simple, but tells a profound story about the people who live, work, and dream there. “Miraculous! Now we have an American film with the raw power of CITY OF GOD or PIXOTE, a film that does something unexpected, and inspired, and brave” --Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times “American Independent Cinema at its best” - Daily Telegraph, London “A mastery of a style!” -Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 7:45 PM Miami Beach Cinematheque 512 Espanola Way Miami Beach, FL 33139 Phone: (305) 673-4567 Website: www.mbcinema.com E-Mail: info@mbcinema.com Map & Directions |
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