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Cristo Rey (2014)
Directed by Leticia Tonos
Overview
Set in the Dominican Republic, Leticia Tonos Paniagua’s uniquely Caribbean retelling of Romeo and Juliet chronicles the love between a kind-hearted teenager, ostracized for his mixed Haitian-Dominican descent, and the beautiful sister of a local drug kingpin he’s hired to protect.
Length 96 minutes
Actors
James Saintil | Akari Endo | Yasser Michelén | Jalsen Santana | Arturo Lopez | Leonardo Vasquez | Moisés Trinidad | Salvador Pérez Martínez