| Padre nuestro | |
| Director: | Christopher Zalla |
| Producer: | Benjamin Odell Per Melita |
| Starring: | Jesús Ochoa Armando Hernández Jorge Adrián Espíndola Paola Mendoza |
| Music: | Brian Cullman |
| Cinematography: | Igor Martinovic |
| Editing: | Aaron Yanes |
| Studio: | Cinergy Pictures Panamax Films Two Lane Pictures |
| Distributor: | IFC Films |
| Runtime: | 110 minutes |
| Country: | United States Argentina |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Gross: | $565,024 |
Padre nuestro ("Our Father"), also known as Sangre de mi sangre ("Blood of My Blood") is a 2007 Argentinean-American thriller film written and directed by Christopher Zalla, produced by Benjamin Odell, Per Melita, and Mexico producer Dylan Verrechia, and starring Jesús Ochoa, Armando Hernández, Jorge Adrián Espíndola, and Paola Mendoza. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Padre nuestro tells the story of Pedro, a young Mexican boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father, but whose identity is stolen by an impostor.
Padre nuestro premiered on January 22, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival and has been screened at New Directors/New Films Festival.[1] The film was released in Spain on October 5, 2007 and in Mexico on February 29, 2008. It opened in limited release in the United States on May 14, 2008.[2]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Padre nuestro reported that 79% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 39 reviews.[3] The site’s critics consensus reads, "This suspenseful Mexican drama portrays the immigrant experience with grit and poignancy." Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 55 out of 100, based on 12 reviews.[4]