Sambá

After a 15-year stint in a United States prison, Francisco "Cisco" Castillo (Algenis Perez Soto) returns home to the Dominican Republic to find that life isn't any easier in his old surroundings. Due to his criminal record, he can't hold down a job, and his alcoholic mother favors her youngest son, a budding teenage criminal who is one stick-up away from jail, or worse. Reluctantly taking up back-alley street fighting to earn cash, Cisco forms an alliance with Nichi (Ettore D'Alessandro), a washed-up boxer from Italy who's struggling with a gambling addiction. To better both of their financial situations, Nichi offers to train the naturally gifted Cisco in the boxing ring. (Tribeca Film Festival)