Eggman (2013)

In the tradition of Vittorio DeSicas The Bicycle Thief and an ode to the neorealist style Eggman is the tale of an unlikely bond that develops between a hardworking Mexican immigrant Santos and a 12 year old innercity black kid James Desperate and hungry James obsession for eggs leads him to Santos a workingclass man with his eye on the American dream After their initial apprehension of each other James steals from Santos and despite their differing backgrounds a relationship develops between the two which blossoms into a social statement of acceptance and compassion across all lines The story is set in Los Angeles in 1963 November 22 to be exact the day John F Kennedy was assassinated the day America lost its innocence