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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

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

Genres

CrimeDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$516139

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

29 September 2006

Country

United States of America

Cast

Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf

Young Dito

Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum

Young Antonio

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Dito

Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

Laurie

Melonie Díaz

Melonie Díaz

Young Laurie

Chazz Palminteri

Chazz Palminteri

Monty

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Dito's Mother

Martin Compston

Martin Compston

Mike O'Shea

Olga Merediz

Olga Merediz

Aunt Mary

Laila Liliana Garro

Laila Liliana Garro

Diane

Eléonore Hendricks

Eléonore Hendricks

Jenny

Adam Scarimbolo

Adam Scarimbolo

Guiseppe

Federico Castelluccio

Federico Castelluccio

Antonio's Father

Chance Kelly

Chance Kelly

Prison Guard

Gilbert Cruz

Gilbert Cruz

Queensbridge Bodega Man

Scott Michael Campbell

Scott Michael Campbell

Nerf

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Antonio

Peter Anthony Tambakis

Peter Anthony Tambakis

Young Nerf

Jermel Wilson

Jermel Wilson

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