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Don't Let Me Drown

Play trailer Poster for Don't Let Me Drown R,  2009,  1h 42m,  Drama/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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In post-9/11 New York, two teens (E.J. Bonilla, Gleendilys Inoa) try to ease the pain of their loved ones' illness and loss by embarking on a forbidden love affair.

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Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter Mar 6, 2015
"Don't Let Me Drown" is one of the best film portraits yet of New York City in the aftermath of 9/11. Go to Full Review
Rob Nelson Variety Jul 6, 2010
Though not as winning as "Raising Victor Vargas," which it resembles, the pic draws its romance tenderly and believably. Go to Full Review
Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site Mar 5, 2021
The characters are sympathetic even in their harsh and tense moments. Cruz is trying to get at something genuine. Go to Full Review
Neil Miller Film School Rejects Mar 6, 2015
B+
The film takes a while to really get going, but once it does get up to speed it really shines. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com Apr 8, 2010
C+
Evokes the fragile days that followed the terrorist attacks with heartbreaking, often chilling execution. There's a love story wedged in here too, but that only gets in the way. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Cruz Angeles

Director

E.J. Bonilla

Lalo

Gleendilys Inoa

Stefanie

Damián Alcázar

Ramon

Ricardo Antonio Chavira

Dionisio

Gina Torres

Diana

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Don't Let Me Drown

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Movie Info

Synopsis In post-9/11 New York, two teens (E.J. Bonilla, Gleendilys Inoa) try to ease the pain of their loved ones' illness and loss by embarking on a forbidden love affair.
Director
Cruz Angeles
Producer
Ben Howe, Maria Topete, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy
Screenwriter
Cruz Angeles, Maria Topete
Production Co
Parts & Labor, Rollin' Deep Productions
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Some Sexual References)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 15, 2016
Runtime
1h 42m
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