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La soga (2009) -- La Soga is a film of such raw energy and ragged beauty that these elements alone would justify its viewing. Beyond this, though, it contains a story both timely and timeless, brutal and elegant, for what is at stake is the redemption of a man's soul.

In a poor neighbourhood in Santiago, Dominican Republic, where the streets are run by “boomerang” drug dealers (thugs who have been deported from the United States back to their homeland), a modest butcher struggles to raise his sensitive ten-year-old boy, Luisito (Fantino Fernandez). After witnessing the murder of his father by a vicious New York criminal named Rafa, Luisito meets General Colon (Juan Fernandez), head of the Dominican secret police. Colon preys on the boy's desire for revenge, transforming him into a heartless killer. Twenty years later, Luisito (Manny Perez) has risen to become Colon's top assassin, perpetually kept in control by the general's promise to deliver his father's killer, who has fled to New York.

Into Luisito's emotionally hollow world comes Jenny (Denise Quiñones), a childhood sweetheart. Unaware of his occupation, Jenny falls again for Luisito, and the tenderness she shows him rekindles his dormant conscience. As his eyes begin to open to the corruption around him, he struggles to cope with the actions of both his past and present. Recrimination, guilt and fury bubble up until he is forced to risk his life in order to alter its path.

Overview

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Director:

Josh Crook

Writer:

Manny Perez (script)

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Genre:

Drama

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(3 articles)

Tiff ‘09 | Josh Crook: “We Didn’t Die!!!!!”
(From indieWIRE - People. 3 September 2009, 8:59 AM, PDT)
Tiff 09: Trailer for gritty, Dominican drama actioner La Soga (The Butcher's Son)
(From QuietEarth. 23 July 2009, 8:36 PM, PDT)

Cast

(Credited cast)

	Manny Perez	...	Luisito
	Denise Quiñones	...	Jenny
	Juan Fernández	...	General Colon
	Paul Calderon	...	Rafa
	Hemky Madera	...	Tavo
	Alfonso Rodríguez	...	Franco
	Joseph Lyle Taylor	...	Simon Burr
	Margo Martindale	...	Flannigan
	Fantino Fernandez	...	Young Luisito
	Jaime Tirelli	...	Belgrado
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Robinson Aybar	...	Efrain
	Nelson Baez	...	The Butcher
	Ericson Batista	...	Boy at the hotel room
	Carmen Brugal	...	Dona Irma
	Coco Cabrera	...	Carlos Batista
	Leslie Cepeda	...	Young Jenny
	Mery Collado	...	General Colon's Wife
	Cruzmonty	...	Pedophile
	Danilo	...	Bully at Prison
	Alexander Estrella	...	Margarita's Boyfriend
	Guillermo Estrella	...	Jenny's Suitor
	Carmen Fernandez	...	Nurse
	Janet Gonzalez	...	Girl in Rafa's Apartment
	Elvira Grullón	...	Luisito's Aunt
	Robert Haley	...	NYPD Officer
	Henry Santos Jeter	...	Rafa's Crew #2
	Jean Johnny	...	Fellito Polanco
	Danny Lebron	...	Frano's Henchman in NYC
	Ramona Liriano	...	Dona Irma's Maid
	Anibal O. Lleras	...	Rafa's crew #1
	Joshua Lucero	...	Domino Player
	Fernando Luna	...	Carnival Mask Dancer
	Anthony Marte	...	President Fernando Linares
	Anais Martinez	...	NYC Thug's Wife
	Miguel Ángel Martínez	...	Luisito's Father
	Yuri J. Martinez	...	Guard #1
	Pachy Méndez	...	Rafa's Wife
	Gerardo Mercedes	...	Wellington's Crew #1
	Sixta Morel	...	Reporter
	Jose Perez	...	Rafa's Cousin
	Nuria Piera	...	Herself
	Diego Rafael	...	Young Tavo
	Danilo Rodriguez	...	Felipe Manuel Peralta
	Jalsen Santana	...	Guard #2
	Shino	...	Wellington
	Johanny Sosa	...	Police Commander
	Sharlene Taulé	...	Margarita
	Gilberto Tejada	...	Guard at Mansion
	M. Patricia Tejada	...	Jenny's Cousin
	Ulysses Terrero	...	NYC Thug
	Celines Toribio	...	Presidential's Assistant