Rent Akilla's Escape (2020)
2.9 of 5 from 60 ratings
1h 30min
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- Synopsis:
During what is supposed to be a simple, routine handoff, 40-year-old drug trader Akilla Brown (Saul Williams) is suddenly caught in the mMiddle of a violent robbery. Narrowly making it out alive, he captures one of the thieves, a teenaged Jamaican boy named Sheppard (Thamela Mpumlwana). Under the pressure of the criminals who hired him, Akilla must set things right and retrieve the stolen goods over the course of one arduous night. When Akilla discovers that Sheppard's gang has ties to the garrison army, the same crime organization he fell into as a child, he has to confront his own traumatic origins and becomes compelled to help the boy survive - and possibly even make the escape that he never could. - Actors:
- Saul Williams, Thamela Mpumlwana, Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast, Vic Mensa, Oluniké Adeliyi, Shomari Downer, Ronnie Rowe, Theresa Tova, Brandon Oakes, Bruce Ramsay, Cassius Crieghtney, Pedro Miguel Arce, Colm Feore, Victor Gomez, David Keeley, Huse Madhavji, Tony Nappo, Jennifer Podemski, Sagine Sémajuste, John Tokatlidis
- Directors:
- Charles Officer
- Producers:
- Jake Yanowski
- Writers:
- Charles Officer, Wendy Motion Brathwaite
- Studio:
- Studio Soho
- Genres:
- Drama
- Countries:
- Canada
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