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Identity Theft

2007 · 90 min

A grim, slow-burning crime drama about stolen lives and the weight of past sins, tense and morally tangled.

Directed by
Alfredo Rates
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Antonio Chávez, Sam Gros, Raul Villarreal
Tagline
In this country, if you're poor, you're worse than a criminal
Overview
When a drug deal turns into a bloodbath, a junkie-gangster crosses paths with an illegal alien. The illegal alien ends up with the gangster's ID and uses it to create a new successful life as a US citizen. A near death experience causes the gangster to re-evaluate his life, and when he leaves prison three years later, he is clean, sober, and ready to put his life back together. But both men are haunted by their pasts and they are soon set on a collision course that may destroy them and the women they love.

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Directed by
Alfredo Rates
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Antonio Chávez, Sam Gros, Raul Villarreal
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • crime
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Alfredo Rates
Written by
Jon Kalkin
Starring
Antonio Chávez, Sam Gros, Raul Villarreal, Cristo Montt
Cinematography
Eugenio Cañas
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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