Pet Shop Days

Aimless young Alejandro (Dario Yazbek Bernal) had to flee Mexico ahead of the law and the wrath of his druglord dad (Jordi Molla), and wound up in New York City. Making the acquaintance of Jack (Jack Irv)-a spoiled Upper East Side kid working in a Bronx pet store-he starts seducing him romantically, as well as into a criminal lifestyle. Writer-director Olmo Schnabel's stylish indie also stars Willem Dafoe, Emmanuelle Seigner, Maribel Verdu, Louis Cancelmi, Camille Rowe. 100 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; featurettes; theatrical trailer.