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A Better Life
A Better Life poster
1 Nomination
Year 2011
Director Chris Weitz
Writer Eric Eason, Roger L. Simon
Starring Demián Bichir
84th Academy Awards

A Better Life is a 2011 drama by director Chris Weitz that earned lead actor Demián Bichir an Oscar nomination for his performance. The film tells the story of a Latino gardner working in East L.A. trying to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while struggling to give him the opportunities he never had.

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From the director of About a Boy comes A Better Life -- a touching, poignant, multi-generational story about a father's love and the lengths a parent will go to give his child the opportunities he never had sure to tug the heart-strings of everyone.

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