TIFF 2008 Preview: Goodbye Solo
Filed under: Festival Reports, Toronto International Film Festival, Cinematical Indie
TITLE: Goodbye Solo
DIRECTED BY: Ramin Bahrani
STARS: Souleymane Sy Savane, Red West, Diana Franco Galindo, Lane 'Roc' Williams
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: William, an elderly man (West), hires Solo (Savane), a charming taxi driver, to drive him in two weeks to a mountaintop so he can jump to his death. Solo befriends William, and decides to try to stop him from ending his life.
WHY WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT: Bahrani is one of the most exciting young directors working in indpendent film. His film Man Push Cart, played numerous fests and was picked by Roger Ebert as one of the films for his Overlooked Film Festival in 2005, and his 2007 film, Chop Shop, also played well on the fest circuit and was one of the best indie films of that year. With Goodbye Solo, Bahrani works once again with cinematographer Michael Simmonds, who did fantastic work on Bahrani's previous two films. This one is a must-see for indie film lovers at TIFF.
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9-09-2008 @ 1:44AM
Esther Kim said...
Loved the movie screening tonight in Toronto (TIFF) Film Festival! Was impressed at the creative writing and awesome acting by the 2 leads especially FIRST time debut movie acting by Souleymane Sy Savane! Incredible GO SEE IT and compare with blah Hollywood crap we're so programmed to watch.
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