Program Details - A Guide to Recognising Your Saints 2008-09-13 22:10:00

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The BBC Synopsis of this program:

Coming-of-age drama. A man revisits his troubled youth in 1980s New York when he returns to the old neighbourhood to see his ailing estranged father. Very strong language and some violence. [2006] Coming-of-age drama about a man revisiting his troubled youth in 1980s New York.

As a 15 year-old boy, Dito struggled to navigate a tough existence in Queens, becoming unwillingly drawn into a culture of violence that saw his friends end up dead or in prison. Having since escaped to become a successful writer, Dito now must return to the old neighbourhood to visit his estranged, ailing father. Very strong language and some violence. [Dito Montiel, 2006] [S]

Flori ...... Dianne West
Dito ...... Robert Downey Jr
Young Dito ...... Shia LaBeouf
Young Laurie ...... Melonie Diaz
Diane ...... Julia Garro
Jenny ...... Eleonore Hendricks
Guiseppe ...... Adam Scarimbolo
Young Nerf (as Peter Tambakis) ...... Peter Anthony Tambakis
Young Antonio ...... Channing Tatum
Street Corner Puerto Rican ...... Anthony Tirado
Puerto Rican Van Driver ...... Erick Rosado

Genre

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• Programme consisting of a prose or verse composition, one telling a story, written for or as if for performance by actors, puppets. Example: Soap opera, Shakespeare play, Monty Python, radio play. Not: documantary or informational programme whose subject