Lake Los Angeles (2014)

6.7/10 • 85 min • Drama

Overview

After crossing into the U.S. with no family to speak of, young Cecilia finds herself in the charge of Francisco, a lonely Cuban immigrant long separated from his own family. Francisco operates a way station for border crossers on the outskirts of Lake Los Angeles, a surreal, desiccated lakebed in the California desert. While he copes with the alienation of living alone in a foreign land and the impossibility of realizing the American dream, Cecilia aimlessly wanders the dusty landscape, accompanied only by her fantastical imagination and distant memories of motherly love.

Cast

Corina Calderon

Roberto Sanchez

Francisco Fumero

David Ury

Erika Sabel Flores

Marlene Trujillo

Atsuko Okatsuka

Atsuko Sakamoto

René Mena

Ryan Dillon

David Carey Foster

Cory Zacharia

Jerry White Jr.

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