Rome & Jewel (2008)

Directors

Charles T. Kanganis

Cast

Cleavant Derricks, Elijah Kelley, John Rubinstein, Lindsey Haun

The story

Compton-native Rome (Nate Parker) is the son of Reverend Q (Cleavant Derricks) and yearns for Jewel (Lindsey Haun), the daughter of Los Angeles Mayor Capps (John Rubinstein) who lives in Beverly Hills. Using reworked dialogue from the play such as "deep inside I’m tender/sweeter than Splenda/and if you must know the truth/my heart's not bulletproof" Rome woos Jewel, despite his father's wishes that he avoid upper-class white women after he meets her at her sweet 16 party. It is love at first sight over a shared rap discourse and the duo have a quick wedding in Las Vegas.

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