186 Dollars to Freedom

186 Dollars to Freedom (also titled The City of Gardens^[3] and City of Gardens)^[4] is a Peruvian-American action drama film written by Monty Fisher and Camilo Vila, directed by Vila and starring John Robinson, Alex Meraz, Michael DeLorenzo, Johnny Lewis (in his final film role), Deborah Kara Unger and Grant Bowler.

186 Dollars to Freedom
Directed by	Camilo Vila
Written by	Monty Fisher Camilo Vila
Produced by	Monty Fisher Camilo Vila Alicia Rivera Frankl
Starring	John Robinson Alex Meraz Michael DeLorenzo Johnny Lewis Deborah Kara Unger Grant Bowler
Cinematography	Henry Vargas
Edited by	Richard Halsey Colleen Halsey
Music by	Roger Bellon
Production companies	Four Fish Films DragonTree Media
Distributed by	Blairwood Entertainment
Release date	April 20, 2012 (2012-04-20) (WorldFest-Houston)
Running time	99 minutes[1] 101 minutes[2]
Countries	United States Peru
Language	English

Cast

• John Robinson as Wayne
• Michael DeLorenzo as Gutierrez
• Alex Meraz as Nicaragua
• Johnny Lewis as Jorge
• Grant Bowler as Jesus Christ
• Anahí de Cárdenas as Maritza
• David Michie as Colonel Ramos
• Deborah Kara Unger as Consul Powers

Production

Filming occurred in Peru in May 2010.^[3] Filming also occurred in Los Angeles in June 2010.^[5]

Release

The film was released at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival on April 20, 2012.^[4] Then it was released in Manhattan on September 21, 2012.^[2]

Reception

John Anderson of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote that "the characters are solid and the action sound, suggesting the film will do short time theatrically en route to ancillary rehab."^[1]

Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Unable to shape these events into a dramatic structure, the director, Camilo Vila, resorts to a meandering tale of random indignities suffered by a lead so bland he comes across less as principled than as stupendously naïve."^[2]