La Mission (2009) on Netflix
Che Rivera has rebuilt his life in San Francisco's Mission District: bus driver, recovering alcoholic, builder of lowrider cars, father to his only son, Jesse. Then he learns Jesse is gay.
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Plot summary
Che Rivera drives a bus and builds lowrider cars in San Francisco's Mission District. He is a former inmate and a recovering alcoholic, and he has worked to redeem his life. In the barrio he is respected for his strength, his masculinity and his toughness, and the lowrider cars he builds have made him a beloved figure in the community. Since his wife died, he has brought up his only son, Jesse, by himself. Jesse is a studious teenager. When Che discovers that Jesse is gay, his path to redemption and the values he lives by are put to the test.
Cast
- Max Rosenakas Jordan
- Melvina Jonesas Regina
- Rene Quinonesas Esteban
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about La Mission (2009)
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- Raising financing was among the film's production challenges: writer-director Peter Bratt said he and his brother, star Benjamin Bratt, were told "more than a few times that 'the gay thing' had already been done and was now passe," and they could not get support from the Latino or Native American communities, where homosexuality remains taboo.
- The film was shot on an eco-friendly set, one of the first of its kind in San Francisco: cast and crew cut out water bottles and composted, the art department allowed green product placement, and La Mission earned an Environmental Media Association Green Seal Award in 2009.
- Peter Bratt considered filming in New Mexico, where tax rebates let productions shoot cheaply, but settled on San Francisco's Mission District, saying he thinks it is one of the most unique American neighborhoods and its character "kind of informs the story."
