R♥️J (2021)
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.
- Date of release
- 2021-01-30
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (35)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Director
- Carey Williams
Casting
- Camaron Engels — Romeo
- Francesca Noel — Juliet
- RJ Cyler — Benvolio
- Siddiq Saunderson — Mercutio
- Diego Tinoco — Tybalt
- David Zayas — Fernando Capulet
- Dakota Shapiro — Paris
- Moe Irvin — Alcide Montague
- María Gabriela de Faría — Nancy
- Russell Hornsby — Captain Prince
- DeShawn Cavanaugh — Abram
- Denise Dorado — Lady Capulet
Interesting facts
R#J is a 2021 American experimental romantic drama film written by Rickie Castaneda, Oleksii Sobolev and Carey Williams, who is also the director. The film stars David Zayas, María Gabriela de Faría, Diego Tinoco and RJ Cyler. The film is a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, told through text messages, photos and videos on mobile phones and social media posts.
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