East Of Hope Street (Widescreen)

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A gritty, urban, real-life story of a teenage latina who comes of age while struggling to survive the abuses of home, the inner city, and an overburdened social system in a Los Angeles most of us never see. 15-year-old Alicia Montalvo (Herrera) escapes the civil violence in her native El Salvador to live in Los Angeles with her younger brother and crack-addict aunt. It is only the beginning of Alicia's Job-like journey. Her trials are compounded when the illegal sweatshop in which she works is raided. Escaping the INS raid, she is beaten by her junkie aunt when she comes home without cash. At school, her bruises are noticed and child welfare authorities eventually step in to place her in a foster home, separating Alicia and her brother. At the foster home she is led astray by the family's other foster daughter and falls victim to a sexual predator. Police, pregnancy, the group home for pregnant teens, the house bully, rape and a shooting...It's more bad stuff than one human being should have to bear. The story is a testament to the human spirit.

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