Cesar Chavez
2014 · Movie · PG-13 · 102 min · ★ 6.2 · 45% critics
This biographical drama follows a farm labor organizer as he helps workers push for fair pay and basic dignity through strikes, boycotts, and nonviolent protest. It also shows the strain that public activism places on family life and the personal sacrifices behind a growing movement.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-03-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (70 votes)
- Box office
- $6,700,000
- Budget
- $10,000,000
About
You may like this if you want a sincere, history-minded drama about activism, sacrifice, and workers’ rights, especially if titles like Frontera appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or lighter entertainment.
Pros: inspiring true story; strong sense of purpose; moving civil rights history | Cons: narrow time period; emotionally distant at times; heavy subject matter
Cast & crew
Michael Peña
as Cesar E. Chavez
Rosario Dawson
as Dolores Huerta
America Ferrera
as Helen Chavez
Jacob Vargas
as Richard Chavez
Gabriel Mann
as Bogdanovich Junior
Lisa Brenner
as Jackie Stringer
John Malkovich
as Bogdanovitch
Kevin Dunn
as Dr. Arlo
Mark Moses
as Fred Ross
Julian Sands
as Victore Representative
Directed by Diego Luna