Where God Left His Shoes

Where God Left His Shoes is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Salvatore Stabile and starring John Leguizamo, Leonor Varela, David Castro, Samantha M. Rose, Jerry Ferrara, and Manny Pérez.

[1] Frank Diaz, an unemployed boxer, and his family have been living in a homeless shelter for months when, finally, on Christmas Eve, comes word that an apartment may be available.

Frank hits the cold streets of New York, his resentful stepson Justin in tow, to somehow find a job so that his family can have a real home for Christmas morning.

[2] Lisa Schwartzbaum of Entertainment Weekly described the film as "Italian neorealism meets A Christmas Carol.

"[3] Nick Pinkerton of the Village Voice writes that Stabile "gets interesting scenes [...] though the movie's vérité is diluted by a cozy, adult-contemporary empathy with those less fortunate.