LOS
ANGELES, Sept. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following
its theatrical release where the film received an A Cinema Score
and a 90% Popcorn Meter Rating on Rotten Tomatoes along with an
outpouring of support from icons of Media, Music, Sports and
Culture, the producers of City of Dreams have pledged 25% of the
film's profits to A21 and other anti-trafficking organizations as
the film makes its streaming debut on Amazon Prime Video and Apple
TV on Friday September
27th.
Inspired by true events, City of Dreams follows Jesús, a young
Mexican boy whose dreams of becoming a soccer star are shattered
when he's trafficked across the border and sold to a sweatshop
making fast fashion in downtown Los
Angeles. Forced to adhere to the grueling work schedule
dictated by El Jefe, Jesús finds solace in Elena, a girl who was
similarly betrayed and sold into slavery. When she goes missing and
another coworker is severely beaten, Jesús realizes that the only
way to save himself and the others is to fight back, even if it
costs him his life. The film stars newcomer Ari Lopez in a tour de force performance and is
accompanied by Golden Globe® Nominee Diego Calva (Babylon), Paulina
Gaitán ("Narcos"), Jason Patric (The
Lost Boys), and Renata Vaca (Saw
X).
The film has been propelled by word of mouth led by a high
profile group of Ambassadors including NY Times Best Selling Author
and Speaker Tony Robbins, 5-Time
Latin Grammy Winner Luis Fonsi, Ex-Republican Presidential
Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Academy Award Winning Actress
Mira Sorvino, Academy Award
Nominated Actor Sylvester Stallone,
Emmy Winning Actor Martin Sheen,
Former Heavyweight Champion Mike
Tyson, Songwriter's Hall of Famer Linda Perry, Academy Award Winning Producer
Michael Phillips, Academy Award Nominated Actress Yalitza Aparicio, Surfing legend Garrett McNamara, Inter Miami Soccer Star Leo
Campana, Miami Heat President Pat
Riley, Former Sony Pictures Chairman Peter Guber, World Series winner Jeremy Affeldt, TV Presenters Maria Menonous and
Kathy Lee Gifford.
Director Mohit Ramchandani and
his producing partners have partnered with A21, one of the largest
ant-trafficking organizations that educates consumers, provides
aftercare services for survivors and teaches the public how to
identify trafficking victims. In addition, the producers are
organizing a screening for Congress that will be hosted by
Executive Producer Tony Robbins and introduce ideas for new
legislation that will help protect children and have higher
compliance standards' for corporations and brands that sub-contract
to 3rd parties; the key driver in the exploitation
of human slave labor.
"This powerful film exposes the devastating reality of human
trafficking in the United States
and beyond — a crisis that A21 has been on a mission to end for
more than 16 years. By raising awareness for stories like Jesús's,
we can mobilize a global community to take a stand against human
trafficking," said A21.
Contact for Tony
Robbins:
Jennifer Connelly
(646) 922-7755
jconnelly@jconnelly.com
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