A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

"Sometimes the only way to move forward is to go back."

2006 1h 44m EN

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6.9

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★6.5TMDB · 355🍅76%Rotten Tomatoes●67Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 27,169

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Synopsis

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Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., with friends Antonio, Giuseppe, Nerf and Mike.

“Sometimes the only way to move forward is to go back.”

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Cast

Robert Downey Jr.
Dito
Shia LaBeouf
Young Dito
Chazz Palminteri
Monty
Dianne Wiest
Dito's Mother
Channing Tatum
Young Antonio
Melonie Díaz
Young Laurie
Martin Compston
Mike O'Shea
Eric Roberts
Antonio

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dito Montiel
Writers: Dito Montiel
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dito Montiel, shot by Éric Gautier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jonathan Elias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jake Pushinsky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Robert Downey Jr. and Shia LaBeouf and Chazz Palminteri carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes the only way to move forward is to go back.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0473488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dito Montiel directs. Éric Gautier behind the camera. Jonathan Elias scores. Jake Pushinsky cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
3Directed by Dito Montiel, shot by Éric Gautier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jonathan Elias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jake Pushinsky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Robert Downey Jr. and Shia LaBeouf and Chazz Palminteri carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Sometimes the only way to move forward is to go back.".
8IMDB entry: tt0473488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.