The Good American

Name: The Good American
Director: Alex Fazeli
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller

When doing the right thing means risking everything.

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Director: Alex Fazeli
Language: English
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Ben, an Iranian refugee and rideshare driver in Los Angeles, becomes entangled in a criminal underground when a passenger asks him to help save her twin sister from a human trafficking ring run by Russian mobsters.

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