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'R Xmas

'R Xmas

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'R Xmas

"Dual identities, dueling dealers, and an overdose of greed."

2001

1h 25m

6.2(77 votes)

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Overview

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

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StudioCanal

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Drea de Matteo

Drea de Matteo

Wife

Lillo Brancato

Lillo Brancato

Husband

Ice-T

Ice-T

Kidnapper

Victor Argo

Victor Argo

Louie

Denia Brache

Denia Brache

Louie's Wife

Meredith Ostrom

Meredith Ostrom

Elf 1

Janis Corsair

Janis Corsair

Shopper 1

Gloria Irizarry

Gloria Irizarry

Aunt

Nelson Vasquez

Nelson Vasquez

Niece's Husband

Roman Rivera

Roman Rivera

Felipe

Creative team

Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Written by: Cassandra De Jesus
Abel Ferrara
Produced by: Pierre Kalfon

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