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01/10/2020 Drama, Crime, Romance 1h 58m
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Overview

Ruben and Carlos become cellmates in a minimum-security prison. While Ruben struggles to learn the ropes of daily life and where he falls in the complex hierarchical prison system, Carlos becomes a mentor and then eventually a lover. The two men develop feelings for one another they can't easily express. As time moves on and one of them is released before the other, there are questions looming as to whether what they had was real or simply out of the need for human connection.

  1. Jon García

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Ernesto Reyes

    Ruben

  2. Jesse Tayeh

    Carlos

  3. Jimmy Garcia

    Sal

  4. Alma Gloria Garcia

    Benilda

  5. Lowell Deo

    Officer Dowden

  6. Rega Lupo

    Julio

  7. Marian Mendez

    Valerie

  8. Evie Riojas

    Adriana

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-03-27
When “Ruben” (Ernesto Reyes) is sent to prison he finds his new cell mate “Carlos” (Jesse Tayeh) an unwelcoming bully of a guy and just about everyone else in there ignores him. Gradually, though, he begins to find his feet, befriend his roomie and they soon have quite a productive little illicit business going. Their friendship becomes a little more intimate but before anything much can come of that, one gets released leaving the other in limbo. Once he too gets released, he rather angrily tracks down his friend having been left in the lurch, but pretty obviously hopes that they can p...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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