Chop Shop

Alejandro, a tough street orphan, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In the confusing and complex world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his sister, Isamar.

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- Stanley Kaufmann

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