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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
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2006 film by Dito Montiel
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2006 American crime drama film written and directed by Dito Montiel. The movie features Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Rosario Dawson, and Melonie Diaz in the cast. Produced by Trudie Styler, Robert Downey Jr., and Sting, the film was distributed by Netflix and Madman Entertainment. Additional production companies include Belladonna Productions, Original Media, Xingu Films, and Metropolitan Filmexport.
Set in New York City during the 1980s, the narrative explores themes of childhood and retrospection. The film has a runtime of 104 minutes or 100 minutes depending on the source. It was released on January 20, 2006, and September 29, 2006. The original language includes Spanish and English. Jonathan Elias composed the score, while Éric Gautier served as director of photography and Christopher Tellefsen as film editor. The film is available via video on demand through providers such as Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV.
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Film · TMDB
6.5Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., with friends Antonio, Giuseppe, Nerf and Mike.
Cast
- Shia LaBeouf as Young Dito
- Channing Tatum as Young Antonio
- Robert Downey Jr. as Dito
- Rosario Dawson as Laurie
- Melonie Díaz as Young Laurie
- Chazz Palminteri as Monty
Themes
- author
- retrospective
- childhood
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Dito Montiel
- Screenwriter
- Dito Montiel
- Cast member
- Anthony DeSando
- Composer
- Jonathan Elias
- Producer
- Sting
- Production company
- Madman Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Éric Gautier
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 303972
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.firstlookstudios.com/guide
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- publication date
- 2006-09-29
- title
- A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in period
- 1980s
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 67/100
- film editor
- Christopher Tellefsen
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