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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Sep 29, 2006
104 min
CrimeDrama
6.5/ 10
320 votes

Overview

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.

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TMDB
6.5/10
320 votes
IMDB
6.9/10
27,169 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
76%
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67/100
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Box Office$516,139Worldwide gross
US Box Office$517,809Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

8 wins & 9 nominations

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"Sometimes the only way to move forward is to go back."

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Released

Original Language

en

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Revenue

$516,139

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Belladonna ProductionsOriginal MediaXingu FilmsMetropolitan Filmexport

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