East of Hope Street (1998) is a chilling and soul-crushing look at the life of one immigrant teen’s experience in America. The protagonist, Alicia, lives with her brother and crack-addicted aunt in an inner-city slum. She goes to school by day and works in a sweat shop by night. After narrowly avoiding capture by the INS, she is subsequently taken away from her … Become a Mr Skin Member and get the full review