''Samir'' is a 2019

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and thriller film about a real estate agent who is framed for a crime he didn't commit and is sent to prison for thirteen years. After he served his sentence in prison, he does everything in his power to get even with the people who have destroyed his life.

Plot

A real estate agent named Samir (

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) gets setup by his colleagues and decides to take matters into his own hands by giving them what they deserve with a taste of revenge and pain.

Cast

Production

Crew

* Directed by Chateau Bezerra (also known as Chateaubriand Bezerra), Julia Kennedy, Sarah Gross, Michael Basha, Reeyaz Habib, Sadé Clacken Joseph, Maria De Sanctis, Christina YR Lim, and Sohil Vaidya. * Written by Michael Basha, Mallika Dhaliwal, Jennifer Frazin,

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and Ariel Sobel * Produced by Miriam Arghandiwal and David Liu. * Cinematography by Ante Cheng.

Development

* This is a USC Originals film, and it was created with the help from Warner Bros. Entertainment.

Release

On October 18, 2019, the film was released to the public.

Accolades

''Samir'' is an official selection for the 2019

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References

External links

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