Rome & Jewel (2008)

Genre : Drama, Music, Romance

Runtime : 0M

Director : Charles T. Kanganis

Synopsis

This modernization of Shakespear's tragic love story Romeo and Juliette is set in Los Angeles against a backdrop of inter-racial romance.

Actors

Nate Parker
Nate Parker
Rome
Lindsey Haun
Lindsey Haun
Jewel
Allen Maldonado
Allen Maldonado
Mercury

Crews

Charles T. Kanganis
Charles T. Kanganis
Director
Charles T. Kanganis
Charles T. Kanganis
Writer

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