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Directed by | Vadim Perelman |
Screenplay by | Bennett Fisher |
Based on | Damascus by Bennett Fisher |
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Cinematography | C. Kim Miles |
Edited by | Mike Munn |
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Language | English |
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Hounsou plays Hassan, a Somali-American shuttle driver who gets an offer from a mysterious passenger to take him from Minneapolis to Chicago. Unbeknownst to Hassan, his passenger has a dark and potentially catastrophic purpose.
WestEnd Films announced the project at Cannes. [2] The movie began filming in Winnipeg in fall 2024 and had finished filming by November 2024. [3]
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