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Black Ruby

2019 · 91 min

A moody, music-soaked character drama about friendship and bad choices, with a slow-burning tension that keeps you watching.

Directed by
La Raza
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zachary Laoutides, Ric Morgan, Marius Iliescu
Overview
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 fight his friend's debts away.

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Directed by
La Raza
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zachary Laoutides, Ric Morgan, Marius Iliescu
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
La Raza
Starring
Zachary Laoutides, Ric Morgan, Marius Iliescu, Carmen Santiago Keenon, Krystal E. Heredia, León Alfredo, Nick Carmen, Mikey Ferrer
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Hebrew

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