A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2006 American drama film based on a 2001 memoir of the same name by author, director, and musician Dito Montiel, which describes his youth in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. Montiel wrote and directed the film adaptation, which was released in the United States in September and October 2006 and in Europe in March 2007. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Montiel with Shia LaBeouf as a younger Montiel. The film's narrative jumps frequently between 2005 and flashbacks from 1986 with characters occasionally addressing the viewer.
| Director | Dito Montiel |
| Produced by | Clara Markowicz, Charlie Corwin, Trudie Styler, Travis Swords, Robert Downey Jr, Sting |
| Screenplay by | Dito Montiel |
| Based on | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, by Dito Montiel |
| Starring | Robert Downey Jr, Shia LaBeouf, Rosario Dawson, Melonie Diaz, Eric Roberts, Channing Tatum, Chazz Palminteri, Dianne Wiest |
| Music | Jonathan Elias |
| Cinematography | Éric Gautier |
| Edited by | Jake Pushinsky, Christopher Tellefsen |
| Production, company | Madman Films |
| Distributed by | First Look International |
| Released | September 29, 2006 (limited), January 23, 2007 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Box office | $2,035,468 |
| Netflix ID | 70043813 |
About A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Writer Dito Montiel is urged by his mother to visit his sick father in Astoria, New York and soon he begins to remember his violent childhood and the deaths of his friends. The film is based on the memoir of the same name by writer/director Dito Montiel.
Achievement of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
The film takes place in 2005 and flashes back to 1986. The movie marks Dito Montiel's directorial debut.
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