Detroit unleaded /
A fresh take on boy-meets-girl comedy set in Detroit. Sami (E.J. Assi) runs his immigrant family's gas station with his cousin Mike (Mike Batayeh, "Breaking Bad"), a charismatic hustler with dreams of expanding into an unleaded empire. More than just a pit stop for late-night gas and...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Arabic |
| Language Notes: | In Arabic and English. |
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Los Angeles, Calif. :
First Pond Entertainment,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | A fresh take on boy-meets-girl comedy set in Detroit. Sami (E.J. Assi) runs his immigrant family's gas station with his cousin Mike (Mike Batayeh, "Breaking Bad"), a charismatic hustler with dreams of expanding into an unleaded empire. More than just a pit stop for late-night gas and rolling papers, their station is where a steady stream of unforgettable and often hilarious customers flow through. When a gorgeous "up-do girl" named Najlah (Nada Shouhayib) comes to deliver cheap long-distance phone cards, Sami quickly falls for her from behind the bulletproof glass. Afraid her overprotective brother Fadi (Steven Soro) will disapprove, Najlah begins an under-the-counter romance with Sami, making his shift anything but routine. Made and cast in Detroit, the film stars first-time feature actors EJ Assi and Nada Shouhayib, along with Actor/Comedian Mike Batayeh (Breaking Bad, You Don't Mess with the Zohan), Mary Assel, Steven Soro, and Lebanese film and television Star Akram El-Ahmar. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed July 20, 2017). Editor, Nathaniel Sherfield. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (92 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 01:31:50 |
| Awards: | Won 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, Discovery Award |