Padre Nuestro

Padre Nuestro
Directed by Christopher Zalla
Produced by Benjamin Odell
Per Melita
Written by Christopher Zalla
Starring Jesús Ochoa
Armando Hernández
Jorge Adrián Espíndola
Paola Mendoza
Release date(s) January 22, 2007 (premiere at Sundance)

Padre Nuestro ("Our Father"), also known as Sangre de Mi Sangre ("Blood of My Blood") is a U.S. 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. It tells the story of a young Mexican boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father, but whose identity is stolen by an imposter.

Padre Nuestro premiered January 22, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and has been screened at Cannes. 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.[1]

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Critical reception

As of May 16, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 76% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 17 reviews.[2] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100, based on 5 reviews.[3]

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Awards
Preceded by
Quinceañera
Sundance Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
2007
Succeeded by
Frozen River