City of Dreams

Name: City of Dreams
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: August 30, 2024
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 14

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Roadside Attractions | Release Date: August 30, 2024 | R

Summary: Jesús, a young Mexican boy, dreams of becoming a soccer star are shattered when he’s trafficked across the border and sold to a sweatshop making fast fashion in downtown Los Angeles. Thrust into a world of exploitation and despair; he’s forced to adhere to the grueling work schedule dictated by El Jefe, a boss who promises freedom for thoseJesús, a young Mexican boy, dreams of becoming a soccer star are shattered when he’s trafficked across the border and sold to a sweatshop making fast fashion in downtown Los Angeles. Thrust into a world of exploitation and despair; he’s forced to adhere to the grueling work schedule dictated by El Jefe, a boss who promises freedom for those who complete their quotas. Despite Jesus’s hellish existence, he finds solace in Elena, a girl who was similarly betrayed and sold into slavery. When she goes missing and another co-worker Carlito’s is severely beaten, Jesus realizes that his only hope for freedom is to make a daring escape. Inspired by true events.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 96 min

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Ryan Devir

Sep 17, 2024

City of Dreams is not perfect, but it is extremely well crafted, and as such, I highly recommend it. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 5, 2024

Ramchandani delivers a dazzling third act chase, on foot, through L.A.’s sweatshop district, a nervy, hand-held sprint that finally gets this static story up on its feet. Read full review

Carlos Aguilar

Aug 30, 2024

Ramchandani’s baffling screenplay contains the most obvious, stock archetypes of people recurrent in Hollywood’s uninteresting depictions of Latino communities. Yet, its dialogue, which ranges from the laughably stereotypical to the downright absurd in the context of a sweatshop, stands out as the most unforgivable affront. Read full review

Mark Hanson

Aug 28, 2024

The film resembles less a realistic peek into the modern slavery of immigrants in America as it does grist for the torture porn mill. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Monica Castillo

Aug 30, 2024

It is another advocacy film without answers, pretending that the mere act of bringing awareness to a problem solves it. Read full review

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