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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Sometimes the only way to move forward is to go back.

6.5

2006•1h 44m

Dito 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.

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Cast

Photo of Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf

Young Dito

Photo of Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum

Young Antonio

Photo of Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Dito

Photo of Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

Laurie

Photo of Melonie Díaz

Melonie Díaz

Young Laurie

Photo of Chazz Palminteri

Chazz Palminteri

Monty

Photo of Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Dito's Mother

Photo of Martin Compston

Martin Compston

Mike O'Shea

Photo of Olga Merediz

Olga Merediz

Aunt Mary

Photo of Laila Liliana Garro

Laila Liliana Garro

Diane

Photo of Eléonore Hendricks

Eléonore Hendricks

Jenny

Photo of Adam Scarimbolo

Adam Scarimbolo

Guiseppe

Photo of Federico Castelluccio

Federico Castelluccio

Antonio's Father

Photo of Chance Kelly

Chance Kelly

Prison Guard

Photo of Gilbert Cruz

Gilbert Cruz

Queensbridge Bodega Man

Photo of Scott Michael Campbell

Scott Michael Campbell

Nerf

Photo of Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Antonio

Photo of Peter Anthony Tambakis

Peter Anthony Tambakis

Young Nerf

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