Manito (2002)

Fifteen years ago their Washington Heights neighborhood was dubbed the crackcocaine capital of the world but today it is transforming into one of the most vibrant Spanishspeaking communities in the United States While the drug dealers continue to disappear their violent legacy still casts a shadow over the neighborhood and its residents Junior an exconvict struggling to get his life back on track is a product of this legacy His younger brother Manny the salutatorian of his high school class embodies the hope of the future On the night of his graduation party Manny finds himself faced with an illfated decision that could change his life forever