Angel Rodriguez

A high-school guidance counselor and a troubled, inner-city teen both at crucial stages in their lives struggle to make sense of the hand fate has dealt them as they share their fears and hopes for the future in an affecting urban drama starring Rachel Griffiths and Jonan Everett. After being kicked out by his enraged father, Angel (Everett) fast turns to lying, cheating, and petty thievery in order to survive. Though it seems that Angel is destined for a life on the streets, compassionate counselor Nicole (Griffiths) invites him to seek shelter in her home for the night. A promising computer technician who just doesn’t seem to be able to get his priorities straight, Angel must soon ready himself for a meeting with his father and Nicole that could either compel him to take responsibility for his actions, or lead him directly to the freeway underpass where he has recently been stashing his possessions in preparation for the worst., A troubled teen in Brooklyn, New York, Angel is now homeless as he is told to leave his home by his father, never to return. People of the street show him kindness, he is taken care of by a kind social activist who has her own share of problems. Later he tries to find support and shelter amongst his school friends, trying to make it on his own., A counselor tries to connect with a high-school slacker in New York City., An HBO Original Movie, Angel Rodriguez tells the tale of Nicole, a social worker, and her relationship with Angel, a bright but troubled inner-city teen., A troubled teen is kicked out by his abusive father and finds refuge with pregnant social worker. But can his sanctuary last?