Chop Shop

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Chop Shop is a critically acclaimed 2007 independent drama film set in Queens, New York, following a young boy working in an auto-body repair district, directed by Ramin Bahrani.

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instanceOf drama film
film
independent film
cinematographyBy Michael Simmonds
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed
director Ramin Bahrani
distributor Kino International
editedBy Affonso Gonçalves
Ramin Bahrani
festivalSection Directors’ Fortnight
surface form: Directors' Fortnight
genre drama
independent cinema
hasIndependentStatus yes
hasStyle minimalist
realist
hasTitleLanguage English
mainCharacter Alejandro
medium feature film
notableFor neorealist style
use of non-professional actors
originalLanguage English
partOfFilmographyOf Ramin Bahrani
plotFocus life of a young boy working in an auto-body repair district
premiereEvent Cannes Film Festival
productionCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
productionType independent production
protagonistAge young boy
releaseDecade 2000s
releaseYear 2007
runtimeMinutes 84
screenwriter Ramin Bahrani
setIn auto-body repair district
settingLocation Queens
surface form: Queens, New York City

Willets Point
surface form: Willets Point, Queens
subjectMatter child labor
family relationships
informal economy
theme coming of age
immigrant experience
poverty
urban survival
timePeriodOfSetting early 21st century
workLocationOfDirector United States of America
surface form: United States

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Ramin Bahrani knownFor Chop Shop
Ramin Bahrani notableWork Chop Shop
Ramin Bahrani directed Chop Shop
Ramin Bahrani wrote Chop Shop