August Evening
“A poignant film filled with ample rewards for those who submit to its leisurely pace and gentle observations. Writer-director-editor Chris Eska has turned a simple story of family bonds and immigrant hardships into a kind of mini-saga that quietly yet vividly sweeps us into its well-drawn characters' plainly compelling lives.”
August Evening
August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime (a superb Pedro Castaneda) and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, as their lives are thrown into upheaval. Lupe is more of a daughter to Jaime than his own children, and the two try to stick together... but change is inevitable. Castaneda was nominated for Best Actor at the 2008 Spirit Awards and won the John Cassavetes Award for best feature made for under $500,000.
“August Evening is infinitely more absorbing and entertaining than we had any right to expect from such simple and undemanding creatures.” (Andrew Sarris, New York Observer)
“August Evening is infinitely more absorbing and entertaining than we had any right to expect from such simple and undemanding creatures.” (Andrew Sarris, New York Observer)
Runtime
128
Language
English
Director
Chris Eska
Cast
Pedro Castaneda,
Veronica Loren
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