Cast
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Al No'mani
Mounir
Born in Iraq, Al received his B.A. in Acting from the University of Baghdad. He went on to perform with the prestigious Iraqi National Theater in the early 1980s, which afforded him the opportunity to meet unlikely stage fan, Saddam Hussein, on numerous occasions. While a member of this troupe, Al was given the opportunity to study abroad in the United States and earned his PhD in Theater from Texas Tech University. His credits include, THREE KINGS, I HEART HUCKABEES, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT (TV) and THE WEST WING (TV).
Scoot McNairy
Stevie
Scoot most recently appeared in the lead role of Wilson in Alex Holdridge's critically acclaimed independent film, IN SEARCH OF A MIDNIGHT KISS, which was seen worldwide and distributed domestically by IFC Films. His performance prompted The Hollywood Reporter to call him "a find, the kind of actor one longs to see again." Originally from Richardson, Texas, Scoot has also appeared in ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL, SIX FEET UNDER (TV) and BONES (TV).
Rudy Ramos
Juan Carlos
Rudy's acting career has covered five decades starting with an appearance on the television show, IRONSIDE, in 1969. He was then cast as a series regular, playing the part of Wind in the legendary television western HIGH CHAPARRAL. He performed with the Los Angeles Actors Theater in the hit play SHORTEYES by Miguel Piñero, which won the LA Drama Critics Award for Best Ensemble. Since then, he has made over 60 guest television appearances. His feature film credits, which include, THE ENFORCER, COLORS, THE DRIVER and ROAD DOGZ, have allowed him to work with acting talents such as Clint Eastwood, Isabelle Adjani, Laurence Fishburne, Robert Duvall and Sean Penn.
Amanda Fuller
Anna
Amanda landed her first role acting at the age of eight in TALES OF THE CITY with Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis. Since then she has starred in over 50 film and television projects. Amanda's other credits include WITHOUT A TRACE, THRESHOLD, BONES and WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB. Amanda has worked with the likes of Ving Rhames, John Ritter, Ed O'Neill, Timothy Busfield, Marlee Matlin, Dylan McDermott and Jim Brolin.
Tim Kang
Agent Wang
Tim includes among his feature film credits RAMBO, THE FORGOTTEN, TWO WEEKS NOTICE, ROBOT STORIES and WHAT REMAINS. On television he currently portrays Kendall Cho on the CBS series THE MENTALIST. His other episodic credits include THE UNIT, THIRD WATCH, THE OFFICE, GHOST WHISPERER, THE SOPRANOS, MONK, CHAPPELLE'S SHOW, LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, LAW & ORDER: TRIAL BY JURY. Born and raised in San Francisco, California Tim graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a B.A. in Political Science and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the A.R.T. Institute at Harvard University.
Cameron Bender
Agent Johnson
Cameron was born and raised in Midland, Michigan. With parents closely tied to the theater, he had an early love for performing. After studying Film and Theater at Michigan State University, he later moved to Los Angeles where he has starred in numerous national commercials and independent films. Some of his television credits include appearances on MY NAME IS EARL, VERONICA MARS and GILMORE GIRLS.
about
In 1990, before the First Gulf War, a sheltered Saddam Hussein body-double loses his job and moves to Los Angeles in search of a new start.
genre
Dark Comedy
starring
Al No'mani, Scoot McNairy, Rudy Ramos,
Amanda Fuller, Tim Kang & Cameron Bender
written & directed by Patrick Epino
produced by Cindy Fang, Rain Breaw & Patrick Epino
cinematography by Christopher Chomyn
picture edited by Luke Pebler
sound edited by Kevin Thompson
score by Austin Wintory