THE OTHER BARRIO

By Dante BETTEO

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Crime - Completed 2015


    • Year of production
    • 2015
    • Genres
    • Crime, Thriller, Drama
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 91 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Dante BETTEO
    • Writer(s)
    • Richard MONTOYA
    • Producer(s)
    • Vincent CALVARESE
    • Synopsis
    • Reminiscent of Polanski's 'Chinatown'


      This socially impactful film noir is based on true events, about housing inspector Roberto Morales who investigates the suspicious circumstances of a fatal fire in a residential hotel in San Francisco's rapidly gentrifying Latino Mission District and finds himself face to face with murder in the streets, corruption at City Hall and the mysterious Sofia Nido, a beautiful but dangerous flame from his past.

      This stunningly filmed and superbly directed thriller deals with a hot, current topic millions will relate to: the gentrification of low-income ethnic neighborhoods which makes the movie extremely timely.

      The screenplay was written by San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia.