Die Like a Man is a coming-of-age journey following Freddy, a 17-year-old LA Westsider who is given a gun and asked to prove himself to a veteran gangster he idolizes. Miguel Angel Garcia (The Long Game) stars as conflicted teen “Freddy,” Cory Hardrict (as ruthless gang father figure “Solo” and Mariel Molino (CBS “NCIS Origins”) as love interest “Luna.”

The film was inspired by filmmaker Eric Nazarian’s experience as an Armenian immigrant growing up in Los Angeles’ northeast working-class community, where he was exposed to its prevalent gang culture. His film is a tale about the doomed codes of machismo culture that has spiraled into worsening gun violence.