Cristo Rey (2013)
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.
- Released
- 2013-12-25
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Action
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alejandro Andújar, Leticia Tonos, Leticia Tonos
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- James Saintil as Janvier
- Akari Endo as Jocelyn
- Yasser Michelén as Rudy
- Arturo Lopez as Món
- Leonardo Vasquez as El Bacá
- Jalsen Santana as Coronel Montilla
- Salvador Pérez Martínez as Don Manuel
- Frank Perozo as Profesor García
- Moisés Trinidad as Pedro Lee
- Marie Michelle Bazile as Laurence
- Angel Guzman "El Mandatario" as Mano Muerta
- Roberkis Tiamar as Iris