Padre nuestro ("Our Father"), also known as Sangre de mi sangre ("Blood of My Blood"), is a 2007 Argentinean-American thriller film written and directed by Christopher Zalla, produced by Benjamin Odell and Per Melita, and starring Jesús Ochoa, Armando Hernández, Jorge Adrián Espíndola, and Paola Mendoza. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
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Premise
Padre nuestro tells the story of Pedro, a young Mexican boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father, but whose identity is stolen by an impostor.
Cast
Jesús Ochoa as Diego
Armando Hernández as Juan
Jorge Adrián Espíndola as Pedro
Paola Mendoza as Magda
Eugenio Derbez as Anibal
Scott Glascock as John
Lev Gorn as Rough-Shave
Release
Padre nuestro premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2007, and has been screened at New Directors/New Films Festival. The film was released in Spain on October 5, 2007, and in Mexico on February 29, 2008. It opened in limited release in the United States on May 14, 2008.
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 79% of 39 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10/10. The website's consensus reads: "This suspenseful Mexican drama portrays the immigrant experience with grit and poignancy." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 56 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
Awards and honors
Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Nominated, Independent Spirit Awards, 2008: Best First Feature (for Zalla, Odell, and Melita) and Best Screenplay (for Zalla)