'R Xmas (2001)
- Directed by
- Abel Ferrara
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, Christmas film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 77 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An affluent New York couple secretly sell drugs. The husband is kidnapped on Christmas Eve. His wife scrambles to raise the ransom money.
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What happens
'R Xmas is a 2001 crime film directed and co-written by Abel Ferrara and starring Drea de Matteo, Lillo Brancato, and Ice-T. The film is about an affluent married couple with a secret double life as drug dealers. When the husband is kidnapped on Christmas Eve, his wife must find enough money to pay his ransom. This American and French co-production was filmed on-location in New York City. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. It received a limited theatrical release in the United States, before being released on home video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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