La Soga is a 2009 action film directed by Joshua Crook starring Manny Perez

Manny Perez

Manuel "Manny" Pérez Batista is a Dominican actor, who has appeared in the television series Third Watch and in the film Washington Heights. Pérez was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, and currently resides in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood.Pérez is one of 11 siblings...

 and Denise Quiñones

Denise Quiñones

Denise Marie Quiñones August is a Puerto Rican actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was the fourth woman from her country to win the Miss Universe contest...

. It tells the story of Luisito, a brave man who risks everything to find justice. The film is a story of redemption set in the neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 and Washington Heights

Washington Heights, Manhattan

Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...

, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

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Production

Manny Perez wrote and starred in the film directed by Josh Crook and shot in New York City

New York City

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, in Santiago

Santiago de los Caballeros

Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...

 and in his nearby native town Baitoa

Baitoa

Baitoa is a town in the Santiago province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

.Cinematographer Zeus Morand

Box Office and Reception

La Soga received mixed reviews and maintains a 50% "rotten" rating on the Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes

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website. The film's domestic box office gross currently stands at $161,832.