"Yuniol" Perez and Alberto "Junior" Rios come from opposite sides of the tracks in the Dominican Republic. Aloof and detached, Alberto comes from a wealthy family. Driven and focused, Juan is reared by a devoted mother whose affection makes up for the absence of his father. Juan and his mother survive in a tough and impoverished Barrio on the outskirts of the capital city. Behind every happy moment lies an ominous sense of despair. Yet the joyful Dominican way of life for those surviving on the margins serves as a testament to people anywhere confronted with poverty and injustice.
Acting
Ortiz and Perozo make class tension feel dangerously intimate.
Cinematography
Santo Domingo heat practically radiates off the screen.
Director
Alfonso Rodríguez Zorrilla
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual Santo Domingo barrios with local non-actors mixed with professionals, capturing Dominican Spanish dialects rarely seen internationally.
Director Alfonso Rodríguez Zorrilla modeled the central relationship on his own cross-class childhood friendships that ended in predictable tragedy.
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