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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
“Sometimes the only way to move forward is to go back.”
6.5 / 10• 2006• 1h 44m•R• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Shia LaBeouf
Young Dito
Lead
Channing Tatum
Young Antonio
Robert Downey Jr.
Dito
Rosario Dawson
Laurie
Melonie Díaz
Young Laurie
Chazz Palminteri
Monty
Dianne Wiest
Dito's Mother
Martin Compston
Mike O'Shea
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dito Montiel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
