R♥️J

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.

Cast

Camaron Engels

as Romeo

Francesca Noel

as Juliet

RJ Cyler

as Benvolio

Siddiq Saunderson

as Mercutio

Diego Tinoco

as Tybalt

David Zayas

as Fernando Capulet

Dakota Shapiro

as Paris

Moe Irvin

as Alcide Montague

María Gabriela de Faría

as Nancy

Russell Hornsby

as Captain Prince

Reviews

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

The classic Romeo and Juliet tale is given a modern spin in “R#J,” an inventive but irritating film from director Carey Williams. The movie is too drawn-out (especially the painfully prolonged ending), and the gimmick of telling the story entirely through social media and smartphone screens doesn’t ...

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