R♥️J

Jan 30, 2021

1h 31m

★ 6.6

Overview

Told entirely through social media and smartphone screens, this bold adaptation of Romeo and Juliet reinvents the world’s most enduring love story with style and lyricism, with black and brown youth at the heart of it all.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Interface Films

R♥️J Trailers

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Cast

Romeo

Camaron Engels

Juliet

Francesca Noel

Benvolio

RJ Cyler

Mercutio

Siddiq Saunderson

Tybalt

Diego Tinoco

Fernando Capulet

David Zayas

Paris

Dakota Shapiro

Alcide Montague

Moe Irvin

Nancy

María Gabriela de Faría

Captain Prince

Russell Hornsby

Abram

DeShawn Cavanaugh

Lady Capulet

Denise Dorado

Yvette has dreamed of performing Romeo and Juliet since starting high school. Now, in her final year, the headmaster has decided to use the school's entire arts and culture budget to fund a T20 event. In a last ditch effort to put on the play, they ask the school's cricket hero, Marko Marais, to play the role of Romeo.

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