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Completed - ENGLISH - Thriller - 104 minutes

Log Line

An Algerian man joins a jihadist group and is sent to America as a sleeper agent. But when he befriends the people around him he becomes torn between completing his murderous mission and protecting those he loves.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2020 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Giovanni ZELKO
Writer(s) : Giovanni ZELKO
Cast : Ben YOUCEF, Candice COKE, Harry LENNIX, Sharon FERGUSON, Josh PENCE, Tara HOLT, Zuhair HADDAD, Alicia MITCHELL, Seymour CASSEL, Giovanni ZELKO

Producer(s) : Giovanni ZELKO, Ben YOUCEF

Synopsis

This provocative international thriller follows a young man, Ali, as he travels across the globe from Algeria to New York, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, revealing that he leads a double life as a sleeper agent pretending to be a university student. As he awaits activation orders from three other members of his cell team to attack the United States, he begins to develop deep and meaningful relationships with some of the very people he was sent to destroy. Caught in the cross-hairs of a murderous plot, Ali is torn between completing his mission and saving the people he loves.

Production

Country(ies) : USA

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Festivals and Awards

International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, London 2015 (Won, Festival Award Best Actor in Leading Role)
International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, London 2015 (Won, Festival Award Best Feature Film)
London Festival International 2015 (Won, Festival Award Best Feature)
Maverick Movie Awards 2015 (Won, Maverick Movie Award Best Stunts)
Action on Film International Film Festival, USA 2015 (Won, Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actress)
Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles 2015 ( Won, Festival Award Best Cinematography)
Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival, US 2015 (Won, Feature Film Award Best Editing)
New Orleans Film Festival 2015 (Won, Audience Award Audience Choice Award)
The IndieFEST Film Awards 2015 (Won, Award of Excellence Feature Film)


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