Cristo Rey

Cristo Rey

96 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 22, 2014

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.

Cristo Rey

96 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 22, 2014

Cristo Rey
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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Les Films de l'Astre, Producciones Linea Espiral
Original title Cristo Rey
Directors Leticia Tonos
Writers Alejandro Andújar, Leticia Tonos

Cast

James Saintil

as Janvier

Akari Endo

as Jocelyn

Jalsen Santana

as Coronel Montilla

Arturo Lopez

as Món

Leonardo Vasquez

as El Bacá

Moisés Trinidad

as Pedro Lee