Cristo Rey

2014 · film · DO, FR, HT

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Directed by: Leticia Tonos

Starring: James Saintil, Akari Endo, Yasser Michelén, Jalsen Santana, Arturo Lopez, Leonardo Vasquez

Runtime: 96 min

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Cristo Rey is a film directed by Leticia Tonos². The film is set in the Dominican Republic¹.

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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.
credit — Cristo Rey (2014) is directed by Leticia Tonos.

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.

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