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Rafaela

Rafaela

2021 · 93 min · ★ 6.0 · Action, Crime, Thriller

Young girl from the Dominican slums, parents drug addicts; she dreams about living somewhere else. She becomes the leader of a criminal gang; bullied for being a woman they consider transgender; Mario, a drug dealer, tries to force her to work for him. When he wins her confidence, leaves her pregnant and steals her loot, things change very quickly for Rafaela. Betrayed, she'll do whatever it takes to get revenge, avoid the police and get away before her baby is born.

Directed by Tito Rodríguez · Written by Cristian Mojica

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