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Black Ruby

  • 20172017
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  • 1h 31m
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7.0/10
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Zachary Laoutides, Mónica Esmeralda León, and Krystal E. Heredia in Black Ruby (2017)
Jules and Louis, hustlers and jazz musicians struggle to create a hit song. A young seductive black-Hispanic escort finagles her way into their lives, distracting Jules from his music and causing Louis to street fight his friend's debts away.
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Jules and Louis, hustlers and jazz musicians struggle to create a hit when a black-Hispanic escort named Ruby interrupts their lives distracting their music and causing Louis to street fight... Read allJules and Louis, hustlers and jazz musicians struggle to create a hit when a black-Hispanic escort named Ruby interrupts their lives distracting their music and causing Louis to street fight his friend's debts away.Jules and Louis, hustlers and jazz musicians struggle to create a hit when a black-Hispanic escort named Ruby interrupts their lives distracting their music and causing Louis to street fight his friend's debts away.
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    • La Raza
    • Zachary Laoutides(original story)
  • Stars
    • Zachary Laoutides
    • Ric Morgan
    • Marius Iliescu
    • La Raza
    • Zachary Laoutides(original story)
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    • Zachary Laoutides
    • Ric Morgan
    • Marius Iliescu
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    Krystal E. Heredia in Black Ruby (2017)
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    Krystal E. Heredia in Black Ruby (2017)
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    Marius Iliescu and Krystal E. Heredia in Black Ruby (2017)
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    Zachary Laoutides
    Zachary Laoutides
    • Louis Katz
    Ric Morgan
    Ric Morgan
    • Solomon
    Marius Iliescu
    Marius Iliescu
    • Vic
    Carmen Santiago Keenon
    • Christiana
    Krystal E. Heredia
    • Ruby
    León Alfredo
    • Hector
    Nick Carmen
    • Fred
    Mikey Ferrer
    • Dimitrius Atkins
    Laron Hardrick
    • Quazy
    Mónica Esmeralda León
    Mónica Esmeralda León
    • Camera Girl
    Joseph Mennella
    • Jules Mandel
    George Spentzos
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      • Zachary Laoutides(original story)
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    Rome Film Awards Louis and his soundtrack
    Cheers to the soundtrack for Black Ruby it makes the movie. From researching Ave Fenix Pictures they used Europeans for their last three films, cheers again. The La Raza movement, and I'm still not sure what that is or what it means, nonetheless is doing something very right - Music combined with the images, they're on my top list of independent film companies that do what they want.

    The story follows two friends, Jules Mandel a fat and now comfortable womanizer who is inheriting a furniture corporation through his fiancée's father and Louis Katz played by the talented Zachary Laoutides, always transforming on screen even when he doesn't need to be. Both men fall for a Black Latina prostitute and their friendship goes south. The untalented Jules tries to use his father's last name to be a Jazz superstar, but uses the valid talent of Louis to write his songs and further his career, even though Louis is troubled by his past and on medications. Critically in genuineness Laoutides is doing this in the film with his co-stars. Louis Katz is the only character with depth.

    In an noteworthy twist Jules uses Louis to fight in backyard street fights, comically the film is narrated by a black hoodlum Quazy who knows the men too well, all being hustlers. Like I said before Laoutides saves the day with his performance and is really the only character I care about in the film, watching an actors-actor is all gratifying with good music in the background.
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    • Feb 25, 2018

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      • June 18, 2020 (Malaysia)
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
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