Where God Left His Shoes

Where God Left His Shoes (2007)

  • 64% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (387 ratings)

After months of living in an inner-city homeless shelter, Frank Diaz (John Leguizamo) receives an opportunity to get an apartment for his family on Christmas Eve. When Frank learns that he must first provide proof of employment before taking occupancy, he and his stepson set out to find the job that… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By
Salvatore Stabile
Written By
Salvatore Stabile
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Apr 27, 2007 Wide
On DVD
Nov 3, 2009
IFC Films

Critic Reviews

  • Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

    Writer-director Salvatore Stabile keeps his affecting story hurtling forward with such grit and integrity it's easy to forgive its loaded setup and occasional lapses in detail and logic.

  • David Edelstein, New York Magazine

    The acting, the on-the-fly atmosphere (the film was shot quickly), and Leguizamo's increasingly urgent hustle are deeply evocative, but parts of the movie are almost too painful to endure.

  • Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice

    Stabile, a Brooklyn native with a resume in TV production, knows how to line up a permit and scout out perfect South Brooklyn Italian manors and melancholic intersections. He gets interesting scenes, too.

  • Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

    Writer-director Salvatore Stabile has a good eye for the details of hard-luck ordinariness, and he sketches believable family bonds with a minimum of flourish.

  • Sarah Sluis, Film Journal International

    A neorealist glimpse of a father trying to find a job on Christmas Eve, with a magnetic performance by David Castro in the role of his son.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Thomas J


    John Leguizamo and David Castro bring POWER to their roles as father and step-son. I have always enjoyed John Leguizamo's acting, but this role soon John is forgotten and he is Frank Diaz. David Castro turns on the crocodile tears in one seen that marks this kid for great… More

  • Erin C


    Such a touching movie. I didn't like the ending, but it had a good story. Leguizamo was awesome, as was the little boy who played his stepson.

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