Into the Arroyo (Region 1 Import DVD)


The story of Jose Arroyo, a 12-year-old boy, whose temporary home was the Emergency Residence Shelter of the YMWCA in Newark, NJ. The film opens on Christmas of 2001 and continues through the spring of 2002 when the family's Welfare Assistance was terminated. It then revisits Jose and his family eighteen months later in Comerio, Puerto Rico, where Jose is now a reflective young man.


The film follows Jose, the middle of three children, as he struggles to cope with the multiple stresses of shelter life, uncertain meals, illiteracy, and parental abuse. It reveals the tenacity of a family slipping through the fraying safety net of social services despite the best efforts of many caring individuals. It challenges the prevailing perspective on homelessness and family struggle.


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The story of Jose Arroyo, a 12-year-old boy, whose temporary home was the Emergency Residence Shelter of the YMWCA in Newark, NJ. The film opens on Christmas of 2001 and continues through the spring of 2002 when the family's Welfare Assistance was terminated. It then revisits Jose and his family eighteen months later in Comerio, Puerto Rico, where Jose is now a reflective young man.


The film follows Jose, the middle of three children, as he struggles to cope with the multiple stresses of shelter life, uncertain meals, illiteracy, and parental abuse. It reveals the tenacity of a family slipping through the fraying safety net of social services despite the best efforts of many caring individuals. It challenges the prevailing perspective on homelessness and family struggle.

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Studio

National Film Network

Country of origin

United States

Release date

2003

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Movie released

2003

Format

DVD

Region encoding

Region 1. This DVD will not play in all South African DVD players. You should only buy this if you are sure that your DVD player can play region 1 disks. Region 1. This DVD will not play in all South African DVD players. You should only buy this if you are sure that your DVD player can play region 1 disks.

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0-8026-0113-8



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