The Good American

The Good American

The Good American

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The Good American

"When doing the right thing means risking everything."

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Ben, an Iranian refugee and rideshare driver in Los Angeles, becomes entangled in a criminal underground when a passenger asks him to help save her twin sister from a human trafficking ring run by Russian mobsters.

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Sam Asghari

Behnam Ben Moradi

Sam Asghari

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Max Reeves

Irina / Polina

Max Reeves

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Ali Farahani

Kian Ian Moradi

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Ziza Rafie

Elnaz Naz Moradi

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Kristel Elling

Yelena

Kristel Elling

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Bohdana Madlova

Madam Dubrovskaya

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Anthony Belevtsov

Skinny Petrov

Anthony Belevtsov

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