'R Xmas (2001) 5.3
A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas. Director:Abel Ferrara |
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'R Xmas (2001) 5.3
A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas. Director:Abel Ferrara |
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| Drea de Matteo | ... |
The Wife
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| Lillo Brancato | ... |
The Husband
(as Lillo Brancato Jr.)
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Lisa Valens | ... |
Lisa, the Daughter
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| Ice-T | ... |
The Kidnapper
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| Victor Argo | ... |
Louie
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Denia Brache | ... |
Louie's Wife
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| Gloria Irizarry | ... |
Aunt
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Naomi Morales | ... |
The Niece
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| Nelson Vasquez | ... |
Niece's Husband
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| Andrew Fiscella | ... |
Accomplice No. 1
(as Andy Fiscella)
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Thomas Murray | ... |
Accomplice No. 2
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Edwin Martinez | ... |
Accomplice No. 3
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Janis Corsair | ... |
Shopper No. 1
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Anne Ackerman | ... |
Shopper No. 2
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Frank Cuervo | ... |
Bike Pick Up Man
(as Frank Antonio 'Anthony' Cuervo)
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It's a few days before Christmas, and a Latin American couple living in New York City are preparing and packaging their heroin for street distribution. While the wife has her qualms about the ethics of drug dealing, both she and her husband know there's plenty of money to be made in the drug trade. The couple discovers one of their lower-level dealers may be talking to the police, but they soon have a bigger problem to deal with when the husband is kidnapped and held for a huge ransom. Written by Sujit R. Varma
I saw this at the Melbourne Film Festival in 2001, and thought it was cool, funky and sexy. I LOVED Ice-T in his role, and was blown away by the plot, and how the characters slid so smoothly from their supposedly happy domestic family life into a drug-dealing couple once their daughter was put to bed. I hope it gets major release in Australia before too long!