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Descansos | |
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Directed by | Chris Roybal |
Written by | Chris Roybal |
Produced by | Jennifer Buntjer Kristin Roybal Chris Roybal |
Cinematography | Chris Roybal |
Edited by | Chris Roybal |
Music by | Nathan Fox-Helser Michael Hargan Edward Bell Steven Carlos Padin |
Distributed by | Incredible Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Spanish American Sign Language |
Descansos (Spanish: Resting Places) is a 2009 American neo-realist film written and directed by Chris Roybal, his second feature film and first to be released. The drama features, in neo-realist fashion, an ensemble cast of professional and non-professional actors.
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