'R Xmas

'R Xmas
Film Poster
Directed by	Abel Ferrara
Produced by	John P. Adams Barry Amato Stefano Celesti Frank DeCurtis Cassandra De Jesus Denis Heraud Pierre Kalfon Richard Klug Tony Trimarco
Written by	Abel Ferrara Cassandra De Jesus Scott Pardo
Starring	Drea de Matteo Lillo Brancato Ice-T Victor Argo Andrew Fiscella
Music by	Schooly D
Cinematography	Ken Kelsch
Edited by	Patricia Bowers
Distributed by	Artisan Entertainment
Release dates	May 9, 2001
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

'R Xmas is a 2001 American crime film directed by Abel Ferrara. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] Its release was delayed by StudioCanal ^[2][3] but it was eventually released on DVD.^[4]

Plot

A New York drug dealer is kidnapped and his wife must come up with the money and drugs to free him from his kidnappers before Christmas.

Cast

• Drea de Matteo as The Wife
• Lillo Brancato, Jr. as The Husband
• Lisa Valens as Lisa, the Daughter
• Ice-T as The Kidnapper
• Victor Argo as Louie
• Denia Brache as Louie's Wife
• Gloria Irizarry as Aunt
• Naomi Morales as The Niece
• Nelson Vasquez as Niece's Husband
• Andrew Fiscella as Accomplice No. 1 (as Andy Fiscella)
• Thomas Murray as Accomplice No. 2
• Edwin Martinez as Accomplice No. 3
• Janis Corsair as Shopper No. 1
• Anne Ackerman as Shopper No. 2
• Frank Cuervo as Bike Pick Up Man

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: 'R Xmas". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
2. Cinema Gotham and DVDTalk.com (2002-07-18). "Cinema Gotham". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
3. Cinema Gotham and DVDTalk.com (2002-08-19). "Cinema Gotham". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
4. "'R Xmas : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2011-01-17.

External links

• 'R Xmas at the Internet Movie Database