Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.

Chop Shop, a new film by Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart), arrives in theaters February 2008. For more information, visit www.kochlorberfilms.com