Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., with friends Antonio, Giuseppe, Nerf and Mike.

Young Dito

Young Antonio

Dito

Laurie

Young Laurie

Monty

Dito's Mother

Mike O'Shea

Aunt Mary

Diane

Jenny

Guiseppe

Antonio's Father

Prison Guard

Queensbridge Bodega Man

Nerf

Antonio

Young Nerf
September 29, 2006

Young Dito

Young Antonio

Dito

Laurie

Young Laurie

Monty

Dito's Mother

Mike O'Shea

Aunt Mary

Diane

Jenny

Guiseppe

Antonio's Father

Prison Guard

Queensbridge Bodega Man

Nerf

Antonio

Young Nerf
