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Cast
Souleymane Sy Savane | ... |
Solo
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Red West | ... |
William
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Diana Franco Galindo | ... |
Alex
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Lane 'Roc' Williams | ... |
Roc
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Mamadou Lam | ... |
Mamadou
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Carmen Leyva | ... |
Quiera
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Peter N. Anyieth | ... |
DVD Seller
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Jim Babel | ... |
Airline Interviewer
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Sarah S. Brooks | ... |
Passenger with Hat
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Lasheka Brown | ... |
Crack Passenger
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Neill Fleeman | ... |
Airline Interviewer
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Jamill 'Peaches' Fowler | ... |
Pork Chop
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Evelia Garcia | ... |
Bar Owner
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Chris Greene | ... |
Thug
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Viktor Hernandez | ... |
Quiera's Cousin
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Wel Mayom Jok | ... |
DVD Seller
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J. Malaak Juuk | ... |
Motel Janitor
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Damian Jewan Lee | ... |
Passenger
(as Damian Lee)
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Linda Lindsly | ... |
Airline Interviewer
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Djibril Lo | ... |
Bank Cab Driver
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Ken Lugen | ... |
Taxi Cab Employee
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Angus MacLachlan | ... |
Crack Passenger
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Trevor Metscher | ... |
Ticket Attendant
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Caleb Paul | ... |
Solo's Baby
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Christian Prince | ... |
Thug
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Greg Prince | ... |
Thug
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Jeff Prince | ... |
Thug
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Navani Reyes | ... |
Navani
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Norman L. Sloan | ... |
Pharmacist
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Virgilio Tix | ... |
Quiera's Cousin
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Donald Wardlow | ... |
Sleeping Passenger
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Pat West | ... |
Diner Hostess
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Todd Davis | ... |
Cab Passenger (uncredited)
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Alexandra Dimopoulos | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Catherine Sewell | ... |
Hospital Receptionist (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ramin Bahrani |
Written by
Bahareh Azimi | ... | (written by) & |
Ramin Bahrani | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Ramin Bahrani | ... | producer |
Steve Bannatyne | ... | co-executive producer (as Stephen Bannatyne) |
Kathryn Dean | ... | co-producer |
Brian Devine | ... | executive producer |
Brooke Devine | ... | executive producer |
Sally Jo Fifer | ... | executive producer: for ITVS |
Jason Orans | ... | producer |
Summer Shelton | ... | associate producer |
Music by
M. Lo |
Cinematography by
Michael Simmonds | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Ramin Bahrani |
Editorial Department
Ed Beyer | ... | film timer |
Sal Caino | ... | first assistant editor (as Salvatore Caino) |
Katie Haggerty | ... | assistant editor |
Matt Luxenberg | ... | account executive: DuArt |
Joe Monge | ... | vice president: of video operations, DuArt |
John Rehberger | ... | HD on-line editor |
Jane Tolmachyov | ... | hd color corrector |
Production Design by
Chad Keith |
Art Direction by
Adam Willis |
Production Management
David Laster | ... | post-production supervisor |
Richard O'Connell | ... | director of production: itvs |
Adam Spielberg | ... | post-production supervisor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alexandra Dimopoulos | ... | second assistant director |
Scott Kyger | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Javed Noorullah | ... | set dresser |
Jennifer Wynn O'Kelly | ... | graphic artist |
Sound Department
Claire Bell | ... | dialogue editor (as Brian Scibinico) |
Leslie Bloome | ... | foley artist (as Leslie Bloom) |
Tom Efinger | ... | re-recording mixer / sound supervisor |
Jonathan FitzSimons | ... | boom operator (as Jonathan Fitzsimons) |
Eric Gitelson | ... | adr engineer / foley engineer |
Christopher Holmes | ... | boom operator |
Jack Hutson | ... | production sound mixer |
Giles Khan | ... | production sound mixer |
Robert Kirk | ... | additional sound recordist |
Alicia Loving | ... | loop group coordinator |
Abigail Savage | ... | sound designer |
Nicholas Schenck | ... | re-recording mix assistant (as Nicholas J. Schenck) |
David Scott | ... | foley editor |
Jeff Seelye | ... | assistant sound editor |
Brian Sides | ... | boom operator |
Special Effects by
Casey Tow | ... | special effects makeup |
Camera and Electrical Department
Hooman Bahrani | ... | still photographer |
Derrick M. Brown | ... | grip/electrician (as Derrick Brown) |
Matthew Clark | ... | best boy electric |
Keith Cutler | ... | grip/electrician |
Cory Doggett | ... | grip/electrician |
Vince Gonzalez | ... | second assistant camera (as Vicente Gonzalez) |
Anthony Gregory | ... | grip/electrician |
Anthony Holderfield | ... | grip/electrician |
Linda Kallerus | ... | first assistant camera (as Linda Slater) |
Mark Koenig | ... | gaffer |
Marcus Mizelle | ... | grip/electrician |
Joseph Paolini | ... | key grip |
David Short | ... | grip/electrician |
Travis Van Sweden | ... | grip/electrician (as Travis Vansweden) / still photographer (as Travis Vansweden) |
Casting Department
Maura Anderson | ... | casting: NY |
Sandra Trujillo De Moyano | ... | casting assistant |
Freddy Schaefer | ... | casting assistant |
Summer Shelton | ... | casting: NC |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tory Hoke | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Victoria Hoke) |
Konzie Koenig | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Kristen Konzet) |
Rebecca Moore | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Music Department
Claire Bell | ... | composer: additional music (as Brian Scibinico) |
Joe Rudge | ... | music supervisor |
Nick Snow | ... | music coordinator |
Script and Continuity Department
Nicholas Elliott | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Jacob Atchley | ... | intern |
Hooman Bahrani | ... | manager: Noruz Films |
Keren Golani Barnett | ... | accountant (as Keren Golani) |
Alessandra Bazo | ... | intern |
Andrew Beguin | ... | production assistant: NY |
Marcia Carver | ... | executive: for Lucky Hat Entertainment |
Kat Comfort | ... | production coordinator: NC |
David Frisco | ... | titles |
Jonathan Gray | ... | production legal services: Gray Krauss LLP |
Christopher Holmes | ... | production assistant |
Javon Jackson | ... | production assistant |
Alessandro Masi | ... | marketing & distribution |
Trevor Metscher | ... | intern |
Rebecca Moore | ... | key production assistant |
Alexandre Moratto | ... | assistant to the director (as Alex Moratto) |
Dana O'Keefe | ... | sales agent |
Sarah Porter | ... | intern |
Juliana Robles | ... | intern |
Pamela Ryan | ... | assistant to producer |
Ramona Sadiq | ... | post production intern |
Adam Spielberg | ... | production office: Gigantic Pictures |
Casey Tow | ... | production assistant |
Ben Wolf | ... | intern |
Thanks
Anan Abour | ... | special thanks: Great American |
Aravind Adiga | ... | special thanks |
Azzat Ali | ... | special thanks: AZ Patterson Grocery |
Khosrow Bahrani | ... | special thanks |
Nasrin Bahrani | ... | special thanks |
Boaty Boatwright | ... | special thanks |
Mahen Bonetti | ... | special thanks |
Margaret Brown | ... | special thanks |
Joe Budd | ... | special thanks |
Anne Carey | ... | special thanks |
Sandra Trujillo De Moyano | ... | for: 1974-2008 |
Sanjay Desai | ... | special thanks: and family, Kings Inn |
Stratos Fesentinos | ... | special thanks: Four Star Cafe |
Pradip Ghosh | ... | special thanks |
Beverly D. Graham | ... | special thanks |
Ann Guill | ... | special thanks: Altair Casting Services |
Patrick Haischer | ... | special thanks |
Miriam Hayes | ... | special thanks: Center for Performing Arts |
Robert Hayes | ... | special thanks: Center for Performing Arts |
Ted Hope | ... | special thanks |
Ava Jamshidi | ... | special thanks |
Vinay Jayaram | ... | special thanks |
Dan Kleeberg | ... | special thanks: Marketplace S2 Cinema |
Angus MacLachlan | ... | special thanks |
Regina Moore | ... | special thanks: Moore Casting |
Catherine Morton | ... | special thanks |
Phil Newsome | ... | special thanks: Altair Casting Services |
Virginia Roseman | ... | special thanks |
Wendy Stafford | ... | special thanks: Airline Inflight Resources |
Joey Thomas | ... | special thanks: Platinum Diamonds |
Mina Vakilvadeh | ... | special thanks |
Chris Veal | ... | special thanks: Smith Reynolds Airport |
Tim Watson | ... | special thanks: The Peanut House |
Robin Willard | ... | special thanks |
Irwin Young | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- AmaFilms (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Axiom Films (2008) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinefil Imagica (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Eurozoom (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- IFA (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Imagine Film Distribution (IFD) (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Imovision (2008) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Maximum Film Distribution (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Pantheon Entertainments (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Polyfilm Verleih (2008) (Austria) (theatrical) (as Polyfilm)
- Roadside Attractions (2009) (United States) (theatrical)
- Stadtkino Filmverleih (2009) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Wild Bunch Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Xenix Filmdistribution (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Cinefil Imagica (2009) (Japan) (tv)
- Cinemax (2009) (Hungary) (tv)
- Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Filmarti (2008) (Turkey)
- Lionsgate Films
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- DuArt Film and Video (post-production facilities)
- Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers (legal services)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
On the lonely roads of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, two men forge an improbable friendship that will change both of their lives forever. Solo is a Senegalese cab driver working to provide a better life for his young family. William is a tough Southern good ol' boy with a lifetime of regrets. One man's American dream is just beginning, while the other's is quickly winding down. But despite their differences, both men soon realize they need each other more than either is willing to admit. Through this unlikely but unforgettable friendship, GOODBYE SOLO deftly explores the passing of a generation as well as the rapidly changing face of America. Written by Anonymous |
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Box Office
Opening Weekend United States | $38,042, 29 Mar 2009 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Bahrain said in an interview that his script was inspired by "Taste of Cherry" 1997 by Abbas Kiarostami. See more » |
Goofs | The protagonist's taxi is shown on the Linville Viaduct. This is not on the route between Blowing Rock and Winston-Salem. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Monsters VS. Aliens/Spinning into Butter/The Education of Charlie Banks/Goodbye Solo/Adventureland (2009). See more » |
Quotes |
Solo:
William. William, are you awake? William: No. See more » |