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Synopsis. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is based on director Dito Montiel's youth during the mid-eighties in the tough neighbourhood of Astoria, Queens. All his old friends have ended up dead, as junkies, or in prison; Dito is the proverbial man who got out. For him, the ‘saints’ are the folks he remembers, the ones he left behind.
Box office. $2 million [1] A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2006 American drama film based on a 2001 memoir of the same name by author, director, and musician Dito Montiel, which describes his youth in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. Montiel wrote and directed the film adaptation, which was released in the United States in September ...
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints: Directed by Dito Montiel. With Dianne Wiest, Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Melonie Diaz. Coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s.
- (27K)
- Crime, Drama
- Dito Montiel
- 2006-10-13
Coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints. Dito, a writer in L.A., goes home to Astoria, Queens, after a 15-year absence when his mother calls to say his father's ill. In a ...
This review provides a highly positive evaluation of the film "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints". It summarizes that the film is about a successful writer, Dito, who returns to his tough New York neighborhood after his father becomes ill, forcing him to confront painful memories of his past. The film employs familiar themes like family issues and violence in a fresh and gripping way through ...
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Feb 9, 2024 · Recently, we settled in for a movie night and chose “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints” from FilmRise studio. With heavy hitters like Dianne Wiest, Robert Downey Jr., and Shia LaBeouf headlining, our expectations were high, and we weren’t disappointed. The film, directed by Dito Montiel, took us on a gritty journey through the streets of ...
