Product Details

• Actors: Danielle Camastra, Maria Conchita Alonso, Kuno Becker
• Directors: A.Y. Dexter Dalara
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English, Spanish
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Allumination
• DVD Release Date: February 12, 2008
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000VXUW0E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,665 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "E.S.L - English As A Second Language" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Peace Arch Home Entertain Release Date: 06/10/2008

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scintillating and Provocative: ESL is a Sensorial Blast !!!, February 18, 2008

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Elizabeth Shin "engdue" (hancock park, ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: E.S.L - English As A Second Language (DVD)

I have seen this movie several times, and I'm always left to wonder what exactly makes it such a powerful and moving film.

ESL is a beautifully rendered tale about a young man's emotional and physical struggles as he faces numerous plights in an unfamiliar and seemingly unwelcoming city (Los Angeles). We, the audience, watch as he does what he needs to do to sustain himself in a city that offers him chances to "make it," but these opportunities are dangled before him, at what might be seen as a high, "personal" cost.

This film touches upon questions concerning love, morality, family values, personal freedoms, and many other crucial issues that the viewer is invited to evaluate, as we are taken along this passionate and highly entertaining journey with a group of highly talented actors that brilliantly perform the story.

ESL is exquisitely shot and directed. I absolutely loved, loved, loved this film!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars See this film., February 19, 2008

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This review is from: E.S.L - English As A Second Language (DVD)

I found this film to be an engaging and honest look at the immigrant experience in the US. You won't be disappointed, the filmmaking is skillful and engrossing. Definitely a film that will open your eyes and keep you entertained at the same time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Film!, February 21, 2008

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M. Snary - See all my reviews
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This review is from: E.S.L - English As A Second Language (DVD)

This film feels very real. Highly entertaning and thought provoking. I saw this film at the Los Angeles Latin American film festival, and it recieved a standing ovation from a packed house.