West Side Avenue

IMDb link: 0303720
IMDb rating: 7.8 (288 votes)
Genres: Crime, Drama
Director: Lav Diaz
Cast: Joel Torre, Angel Aquino, Yul Servo, Gloria Diaz and others

Release date: 19 Apr 2025
Release year: 2001
Runtime: 315 minutes
Country: Philippines, United States
Keywords: american, drug, poisoned animal, dog, death, filipino, investigation, new jersey, teenager, detective

Plot:

A Filipino teenager is shot to death on a New Jersey, USA sidewalk: an investigation starts and his family and friends are interviewed. Along the way, more about him is revealed and so is more about the Filipino community in America in general, including the destructive effect of the drug "shabu" on its youth. The detective who handles the case also has his own personal demons to settle with his violent past.

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