Guy, a Haitian boy escaping from poverty, eyewitness the assassination of his parents while crossing the Dominican border. Years later, he confronts the murderers, entangled in a vortex of revenge, love, racial hate and an uncertain future.
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The people behind it
Algenis Perez Soto
Guy
Dalisa Alegría
Meuda
Manny Perez
Abes
Frank Perozo
Capataz
Félix Germán
Benzo Sánchez
Marie Michelle Bazile
Zule
Luigi Jean
Yangui Niño
Eugenia Azpurua
Meuda Niña
Gerardo Henríquez
Guy Niño
Kazoul Belizaire
Lei
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