Love Child
2011 · 97 min · ★ 5.7 · Romance, Drama
Maria, 18 year old daughter of a single mother, decides to look for the father she has never met after her mother dies in a tragic accident. She finally finds him in a nearby town, living in what appears to be a haunted old country house in the middle of a neglected banana plantation. Amidst the peculiarities and superstitions of the Dominican country side, father and daughter will have to face the ghosts of the past that haunt them both.
Directed by Leticia Tonos · Written by Leticia Tonos
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Julietta Rodríguez Maria - V Victor Checo Joaquin
- A Andres Ramos Justiniano
- G Gastner Legerme Polo Montifa
- D Dionis Rufino Melido
- K Kalent Zaiz Juana
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Frank Perozo Rubi - H Héctor Sierra Papito
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