China Girl (1987): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1987, China Girl is a drama, crimen and romance film directed by Abel Ferrara, running about 90 minutes. “He's Italian. She's Chinese. Their gangs are sworn enemies. They are secret lovers... caught in the crossfire.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. "China Girl" es una actualización de la clásica historia de "Romeo y Julieta". Ambientada en el Manhattan de los años 80, la trama gira alrededor de la historia de amor entre Tony, un adolescente italiano de Little Italy, y Tye, una joven de Chinatown, mientras sus hermanos mayores, que forman parte de bandas de delincuentes juveniles, se enzarzan en una lucha por el poder de las calles. De todas sus películas, el director Abel Ferrara ha declarado que su favorita es "China Girl".

Who’s in it. China Girl stars James Russo as Alby, Richard Panebianco as Tony, David Caruso as Mercury and Sari Chang as Tye, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, China Girl has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $1.3M at the box office.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch China Girl page.

If you liked it. Fans of China Girl tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.