East of Hope Street
"The boundary between determination and destiny lies... East of Hope Street"
Synopsis
A gritty, urban, real-life story of a teenage latina who comes of age while struggling to survive the abuses of home, the inner city, and an overburdened social system in a Los Angeles most of us never see.
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