United States / Jan 30, 2021 / Sundance Film Festival (Virtual)
1h 31min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Moe Irvin | Alcide Montague |
| María Gabriela de Faría | Nancy |
| Russell Hornsby | Captain Prince |
| DeShawn Cavanaugh | Abram |
| Denise Dorado | Lady Capulet |
| Jean Elie | Taz |
| Emilio Garcia-Sanchez | Sampson |
| Jaden Joyner | Young Romeo |
| Jacob Ming-Trent | Lawrence |
| Eric M. Myrick | Young Alcide |
| Matias Ponce | Young Fernando |
| Ricky Russert | Gregory |
Genres
RomanceDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | R♥️J |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Interface Films |
| Release date | 30 gennaio 2021 |
| Executive producer | Oleg Petrov, Valery An, Adam Siaman, Mariya Zatulovskaya, Olga Kharina |
| Production | Alex McCullough, Alexey Sobolev, Timur Bekmambetov, Igor Tsay |
| Writer | Carey Williams, Rickie Castaneda, Alexey Sobolev, William Shakespeare |
| Editing | Lam Nguyen, Robert Crosby |
| Cinematography | Diego Madrigal |
| Assistant directors | Laura Jean Bransky, Carey Williams |
| Camera operators | Diego Madrigal |
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| Additional photography | Diego Madrigal |
| Production design | Evelyn Ellias, Megan Scherner, Stephanie Ottinger, Dave Vega |
| Art direction | Megan Scherner, Stephanie Ottinger, Dave Vega, Evelyn Ellias |
| Set decoration | Megan Scherner, Stephanie Ottinger, Dave Vega, Evelyn Ellias |
| Music | René G. Boscio, Ugo Derouard |
| Sound | Ugo Derouard, René G. Boscio |
| Costume design | Desi Aguilar, Carla Rosso, Gina Banic, Ashleigh Thiel, Alexandra Di Nardo, Marcela Osegueda |
| Makeup | Alexandra Di Nardo, Desi Aguilar, Carla Rosso, Gina Banic, Ashleigh Thiel, Marcela Osegueda |
| Hairstyling | Gina Banic, Marcela Osegueda, Desi Aguilar, Carla Rosso, Ashleigh Thiel, Alexandra Di Nardo |
Release dates
Digital
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