City of Dreams

Aug 29, 2024

1h 54m

★ 6.4

Overview

A Mexican teenager whose dreams of becoming a soccer star are disrupted when his mother dies. He's smuggled across the border with the promise of a better life but is instead sold to a sweatshop in downtown LA.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

P2 Films

Original Entertainment

City of Dreams Trailers

Cast

Jesús

Ari Lopez

Elena

Renata Vaca

Cesar

Andrés Delgado

Carlitos

Diego Calva

Marcela

Tatiana del Real

Nadia

Karla Rodríguez Coronado

José

Jorge Antonio Guerrero

Aram

Hrach Titizian

Stevens

Jason Patric

Maria

Paulina Gaitán

Nazarian

Samm Levine

El Jefe

Alfredo Castro

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