Pet Shop Days

Pet Shop Days

NR 2025 · 110 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama, Romance, Crime

On the run from his unforgiving father in Mexico, Alejandro finds himself in New York City, where he meets Jack, a pet store employee with similar parental baggage. Together the two enter a whirlwind romance sending them down the rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld. When Alejandro’s past threatens to catch up with him, Jack is forced to choose between his family and a life on the run.

Directed by Olmo Schnabel · Written by Jack Irv

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