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''The Rendezvous'' is a 2016
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directed by Amin Matalqa with a screenplay by Terrel Seltzer. It is based on the book ''A New Song'' by Sarah Isaias. The film stars
Raza Jaffrey Raza Jaffrey (born May 28 1975) is a British actor who is known for his roles as Zafar Younis in the BBC One spy drama series '' Spooks'' (2004–2007) and Neal Hudson in the CBS medical drama '' Code Black'' (2015). He also had a recurring role ...
, Stana Katic, Alfonso Bassave,
Ronald Guttman Ronald Guttman (born 12 August 1952) is a Belgian actor, theatrical producer, and film producer. Career Guttman was born in Uccle. He started appearing in French-language productions in Europe in 1975. He appeared in his first English-language ...
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Darby Stanchfield Darby Leigh Stanchfield (born April 29, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Abby Whelan in the ABC political drama series ''Scandal'' (2012–2018). Stanchfield is also known for roles as April Green in the CBS po ...
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Nadim Sawalha Nadim Joakim Sawalha () (born 9 September 1935) is a Jordanian-British actor. He has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years, which include two James Bond films, '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) ...
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Plot

Rachel, a Jewish-American doctor, and Jake, an Arab-American government bureaucrat, go on a goose chase across the Middle East trying to solve the mysterious death of Rachel's treasure hunting brother. From
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to the deserts of
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and the ancient city of
Petra Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, P ...
, they find themselves hunted by a doomsday group called the Armageddonites who believe Rachel and Jake possess the missing
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that could bring about the
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. Caught in the middle of a plot to hasten the end of mankind, Rachel and Jake need to solve the murder, find the scroll and find trust in each other.


Cast

*
Raza Jaffrey Raza Jaffrey (born May 28 1975) is a British actor who is known for his roles as Zafar Younis in the BBC One spy drama series '' Spooks'' (2004–2007) and Neal Hudson in the CBS medical drama '' Code Black'' (2015). He also had a recurring role ...
as Jake * Stana Katic as Rachel * Alfonso Bassave as Beltran Reyes *
Ronald Guttman Ronald Guttman (born 12 August 1952) is a Belgian actor, theatrical producer, and film producer. Career Guttman was born in Uccle. He started appearing in French-language productions in Europe in 1975. He appeared in his first English-language ...
*
Glenn Fleshler Glenn Fleshler is an American actor. On television, he is noted as a recurring cast member on ''Boardwalk Empire'' who portrayed real-life bootlegger George Remus, for appearing on '' Billions'', and as Errol Childress in the first season of ...
as Conrad Hanley *
Darby Stanchfield Darby Leigh Stanchfield (born April 29, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Abby Whelan in the ABC political drama series ''Scandal'' (2012–2018). Stanchfield is also known for roles as April Green in the CBS po ...
as Ruthie *
Nadim Sawalha Nadim Joakim Sawalha () (born 9 September 1935) is a Jordanian-British actor. He has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years, which include two James Bond films, '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) ...
* Uma Halsted * Charles K. Redlinger


Production

In February through to March 2015, director Matalqa scouted Jordan for filming locations which took three weeks before filming began. Post-production began on June 29, 2015, with Sasha Dylan Bell being announced as the editor on the same day. On July 17, 2015, Austin Wintory was revealed to be composing the film score.


Casting

On July 2, 2015, Stana Katic and
Raza Jaffrey Raza Jaffrey (born May 28 1975) is a British actor who is known for his roles as Zafar Younis in the BBC One spy drama series '' Spooks'' (2004–2007) and Neal Hudson in the CBS medical drama '' Code Black'' (2015). He also had a recurring role ...
were officially announced as the leads of the film, after principal photography was completed. Alfonso Bassave,
Ronald Guttman Ronald Guttman (born 12 August 1952) is a Belgian actor, theatrical producer, and film producer. Career Guttman was born in Uccle. He started appearing in French-language productions in Europe in 1975. He appeared in his first English-language ...
,
Glenn Fleshler Glenn Fleshler is an American actor. On television, he is noted as a recurring cast member on ''Boardwalk Empire'' who portrayed real-life bootlegger George Remus, for appearing on '' Billions'', and as Errol Childress in the first season of ...
,
Darby Stanchfield Darby Leigh Stanchfield (born April 29, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Abby Whelan in the ABC political drama series ''Scandal'' (2012–2018). Stanchfield is also known for roles as April Green in the CBS po ...
, and
Nadim Sawalha Nadim Joakim Sawalha () (born 9 September 1935) is a Jordanian-British actor. He has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years, which include two James Bond films, '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) ...
were also officially announced on the same day.


Filming

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finished on June 25, 2015. Filming took place in
Petra Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, P ...
,
Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
, and
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Screenings

The film made its world premiere at the
Mill Valley Film Festival The Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) is an annual film festival organized by the California Film Institute. It takes place each October in Mill Valley, California, and welcomes more than 200 filmmakers, representing more than 50 countries, each ...
in November, 2016, followed by screenings at the St. Louis Film Festival, Havana Film Festival and Lone Star Film Festival. The film recently played at The Heartland Film Festival.


References


External links

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Official website
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