Ali, an Iraqi doctor seeking asylum, falls for Katie, an emerging New York gallerist, and they begin a new romance together. When disturbing news from Baghdad comes back to haunt Ali in the midst of his asylum process, Ali becomes increasingly torn between the new life he’s starting with Katie and the life he left behind.

a Joint Venture

Greenmachine Film Presents

In Association with 9th Street Films

Directed By

Oday Rasheed

Written By

Avram Noble Ludwig and Jess Jacobs

Produced By

Jess Jacobs   Stephanie Roush   Brian Newman   Frank Hall Green   Caitlin Zvoleff   Andre Basso   Joseph Stephens

Executive Producer

Doug Liman   Paul Jacobs  

Starring

Adam Bakri   Jess Jacobs   Tarek Bishara   Lucy Owen   Hadi Tabbal   Krystina Alabado   Reggie Gowland   Hend Ayoub  

with Nasser Faris   and Reed Birney

Director of Photography

Daniel Vecchione

Edited By

Soojin Chung

Production Designer

Cheyenne Ford

Music By

Bryan Keller

Costume Designer

Nix LoPinto

Casting By

Kerry Barden and Paul Schnee