An honest, gritty film about the hard lives led by Latino immigrants. This story centers on Carlos Galindo, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, scraping together a living as a gardener in Los Angeles, while taking care of his son Luis. His wife left them some years earlier, so the two share a house but mostly lead their own lives, with Carlos working from dawn 'til dusk in the gardens of the rich in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, while Luis dodges the gangs at school and at play.
Carlos borrows money from his sister to buy his about-to-retire boss's truck, so he can earn enough money to get Luis out of the ghetto and into better education. He switches from employee to employer, but on the very first day his day laborer employee steals his truck.
The movie is about how he and his son work together to try and find the thief and the truck.
A simple story, but heartfelt and emotional, in a way that simple stories are better able to deliver.
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