Cristo Rey (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.
Actors: James Saintil, Akari Endo, Yasser Michelén, Jalsen Santana, Arturo Lopez, Leonardo Vasquez, Moisés Trinidad, Salvador Pérez Martínez
Country: Dominican Republic, France, Haiti
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