Deceived by his father into thinking he is going to a soccer camp, a boy in rural Mexico who dreams of playing for his local soccer team is sold to a sweatshop in Los Angeles and forced to work in grueling, enduring conditions in the deeply affecting, topical film CITY OF DREAMS, arriving on Electronic Sell-Through September 27 and Video on Demand November 1 from Lionsgate. Newcomer Ari López is accompanied by Golden Globe® Nominee Diego Calva (Babylon), Paulina Gaitán (“Narcos”), Jason Patric (The Lost Boys), and Renata Vaca (Saw X). CITY OF DREAMS has garnered an outpouring of support and an incredible group of Executive Producers and Ambassadors including Tony Robbins, Luis Fonsi, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mira Sorvino, Sylvester Stallone, Martin Sheen, Mike Tyson and Yalitza Aparicio. CITY OF DREAMS will available for the suggested retail prices of $5.99 for Video on Demand, $12.99 for Electronic Sell-Through.
Cast:
Jason Patric, Paulina Gaitan, Diego Calva, Samm Levine, Nicole Andrews, Adriana Paz, Renata Vaca, Francisco Denis, Bailey Kai, Hrach Titizian, Alfredo Castro, Rich Paul, Rene Aranda, Adina Eady, Jorge Antonio Guerrero, Andres Delgado, Dominic Pace, Karla Coronado
Synopsis:
City of Dreams follows Jesús, a young Mexican boy whose dreams of becoming a soccer star are shattered when he’s trafficked across the border and sold to a sweatshop making fast fashion in downtown Los Angeles. Forced to adhere to the grueling work schedule dictated by El Jefe, a boss who promises freedom for those who complete their quotas, Jesús finds solace in Elena, a girl who was similarly betrayed and sold into slavery. When she goes missing and another coworker is severely beaten, Jesús realizes that the only way to save himself and the others is to fight back, even if it costs him his life.
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