Cristo Rey
5.9
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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Cast
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James Saintil
Janvier
Also in
Malpaso
Duarte, Traición y Gloria
Akari Endo
Jocelyn
Known for
Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf
Alejandro Andújar
Elisabeth Bocquet
Leticia Tonos
Yasser Michelén
Rudy
Known for
Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf
Che Castellanos
Arturo Lopez
Món
Also in
Festival en Benidorm
What I Feel For You
Joan Giacinti
Leonardo Vasquez
El Bacá
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Sergio Gobbi
Jalsen Santana
Coronel Montilla
Also in
Aire: Just Breathe
Danny 45: El terror de La Victoria
Leticia Tonos Director · Alejandro Andújar Screenplay Kika Ungaro Cinematographer
United States release July 12, 2014 · Produced in Dominican Republic, France, Haiti · Production Producciones Linea Espiral
Production
Les Films de l'Astre
Production
Producciones Linea Espiral
Production
Dominican Republic · France · Haiti
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 2013
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Dominican Republic · December 25, 2013
Theatrical
United States · July 12, 2014
Latin Beat Film Festival
France
January 22, 2014 · Theatrical
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