R♥️J

R♥️J

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R♥️J

2021

1h 31m

6.6(35 votes)

Romance

Drama

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.

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Production Companies

Bazelevs

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Camaron Engels

Camaron Engels

Romeo

Francesca Noel

Francesca Noel

Juliet

RJ Cyler

RJ Cyler

Benvolio

Siddiq Saunderson

Siddiq Saunderson

Mercutio

Diego Tinoco

Diego Tinoco

Tybalt

David Zayas

David Zayas

Fernando Capulet

Dakota Shapiro

Dakota Shapiro

Paris

Moe Irvin

Moe Irvin

Alcide Montague

María Gabriela de Faría

María Gabriela de Faría

Nancy

Russell Hornsby

Russell Hornsby

Captain Prince

Creative team

Directed by: Carey Williams
Written by: Carey Williams
Rickie Castaneda
Produced by: Igor Tsay
Alex McCullough

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