2021 American drama film based on Shakespeare'sRomeo and Juliet
R#J Directed by Carey Williams Screenplay by Rickie Castaneda Oleksii Sobolev Carey Williams Based on Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Produced by Starring Cinematography Diego Madrigal Edited by Lam Nguyen Music by Rene G. Boscio Production
Interface Films
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91 min. Country United States Language English
R#J experimental romantic drama film written by Rickie Castaneda, Oleksii Sobolev and Carey Williams, who is also the director. The film starsDavid Zayas ,María Gabriela de Faría , Diego Tinoco andRJ Cyler . The film is a modern-day adaptation ofShakespeare 's romantic tragedyRomeo and Juliet
The film had its world premiere at the2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021.[ 2]
David Zayas as FernandoMaría Gabriela de Faría as NancyDiego Tinoco as Tybalt[ 3] RJ Cyler as BenvoMoe Irvin as Alcide Montague Jacob Ming-Trent as Friar Lawrence Emilio Garcia-Sanchez as Sampson Camaron Engels as Romeo[ 1] Siddiq Saunderson as Mercutio[ 3] Ricky Russert as Gregory Francesca Noel as Juliet[ 1] DeShawn Cavanaugh as Abram Matias Ponce as Young Fernando The film had its premiere in the2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021 in theNext section.[ 4] South by Southwest in March 2021, where it won the Adobe Editing Award.[ 5]
R#J received mixed reviews from critics. Thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes surveyed27 critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 14 as positive and 13 as negative for a 52% rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 6.4 out of 10. The critics consensus reads: "R#J represents an admirable attempt to updateRomeo and Juliet , but alas, its bounty is not quite as boundless as the sea."[ 6]
^a b c Barraclough, Leo (April 7, 2020)."Camaron Engels and Francesca Noel to Star in 'Romeo and Juliet,' Produced by Timur Bekmambetov (EXCLUSIVE)" .Variety . RetrievedJanuary 18, 2021 . ^a b "Sundance - FPG" .Sundance . Archived fromthe original on January 17, 2021. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2021 .^a b N'Duka, Amanda (April 20, 2020)." .Deadline . RetrievedJanuary 18, 2021 . ^ Debruge, Peter (December 15, 2020)."Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright" .Variety . RetrievedJanuary 18, 2021 . ^ "SXSW Film Festival: 'The Fallout' and Docu 'Lily Topples the World' Among Jury Award Winners" . March 19, 2021.^ "R#J (2021) Reviews" .Rotten Tomatoes . RetrievedApril 5, 2021 .
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