Two Indigenous Latina bestfriends, Mousie and Sad Girl live in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Indigenous Hispanic American neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives.
Directed by Allison Anders
east los angeles
gang
los angeles, california
poverty
gang member
hispanic
mexican american
girl gang
woman director
cholo
chola
echo park
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Cast
Angel Aviles
Sad Girl
Seidy López
Mousie
Jacob Vargas
Ernesto
Marlo Marron
Giggles
Salma Hayek Pinault
Gata
Danny Trejo
Frank
Spike Jonze
Teenage Drug Customer
Jason Lee
Teenage Drug Customer
Panchito Gómez
Joker Bird
Jesse Borrego
Julian Reyes
Bertila Damas
Crew
Allison Anders
Director
Allison Anders
Writer
John Taylor
Original Music Composer
Richard Chew
Editor
Rodrigo García
Director of Photography
Carl Colpaert
Producer
Colin Callender
Executive Producer
Mauro Fiore
"B" Camera Operator
Popular Reviews
35 reviews
karla
7.0★ · 02/27/26
i too am a sad girl at heart
i too am a sad girl at heart
kitty torres
8.0★ · 02/15/26
Sad Girl hizo mal 😭
Sad Girl hizo mal 😭
Pinky_firefly
8.0★ · 01/31/26
The ending 😢
The ending 😢
meli
8.0★ · 01/26/26
been revisiting old chicano movies from my childhood during this snowstorm - & omg this shit was messyyyyy
def a mexican-american girl’s rite of passage watching this film & for good reason (don’t let these crusty ass men come in between ur besties!!!!)
was nice to see echo park & east LA pre-gentrification
been revisiting old chicano movies from my childhood during this snowstorm - & omg this shit was messyyyyy
def a mexican-american girl’s rite of passage watching this film & for good reason (don’t let these crusty ass men come in between ur besties!!!!)
was nice to see echo park & east LA pre-gentrification