La Mission

2009, Movie, 1h 57min

Growing up in the Mission district of San Francisco, Che Rivera has always had to be tough to survive. He's a powerful man respected throughout the Mission barrio for his masculinity and his strength, as well as for his hobby building beautiful lowrider cars. A reformed inmate and recovering alcoholic, Che has worked hard to redeem his life and do right by his pride and joy: his only son, Jes, whom he has raised on his own after the death of his wife. Che's path to redemption is tested, however, when he discovers Jes is gay. To survive his neighborhood, Che has always lived with his fists. To survive as a complete man, he'll have to embrace a side of himself he's never shown.

Country: United States

Director:

Peter Bratt

Cast:

Kevin Michael Richardson,

Benjamin Bratt,

Erika Alexander,

Jesse Borrego

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This story is told earnestly and with some force in “La Mission,” written and directed by Benjamin Bratt's brother Peter.

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In the gritty Mission District of San Francisco, a former inmate and dedicated father, Che Rivera, must confront his own machismo and traditional values when he discovers his son Jes is gay. Raised in a tough neighborhood where fists often rule, Che has always lived by his strength and pride. But to be a complete man and father, he must learn to embrace a side of himself he's never shown. Will he be able to accept Jes for who he is, or will their relationship be torn apart by their differences?

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La Mission was released in theaters on January 19, 2009.

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