Dito Montiel’s directorial debut A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a powerful coming-of-age story based on Dito’s own experiences growing up in the tough neighbourhood of Astoria, Queens, New York in 1986.

Set against an electric ‘80s soundtrack and exuding the rawness and authenticity of the classic movies Mean Streets and Stand By Me, Montiel explores how he came out unscathed, while his friends ended up either dead, junkies or in prison.
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