Cristo Rey (2013)
Directed by Leticia Tonos
Genres - Action, Adventure, Romance, Drama, Culture & Society |
Run Time - 96 min. |
Countries - Dominican Republic, France, Haiti |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis
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.