Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Release Date: 04/13/2004
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Xenon
French director
Felix Olivier explores the very few options an at-risk Latino teen must choose between in his 2002 film
All Night Bodega.
Venus (
Tammy Trull) gets arrested for a crime she had nothing to do with. While in a holding cell at city jail, she gains an ally in street tough
Juanita (
Romi Dias) who watches over
Venus and protects her from the other miscreants in their cell. Fortunately for
Venus, her foster mother
Eta (
Blanca Camacho) has been dating undercover cop
Ralph (
Jaime Tirelli) -- who gets
Venus released from jail. When she gets home, however, she and
Eta get into a fight that prompts the youngster to move out. In desperation,
Venus reunites with the recently freed
Juanita and the two become romantically involved -- which also results in
Venus gaining membership in
Juanita's gang.
Venus later begins to have second thoughts when she crosses paths with
Ralph's rookie partner (
Gabriel Salvador).
All Night Bodega premiered at the
New York International Latino Film Festival.
~ Ryan Shriver, All Movie Guide
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