Sweet Amerika (2008)
The story of Balbir Singh Gill aka Bobby, a Sikh grocery store owner who is kidnapped and tortured by four Americans who mistake him for a Muslim because he wears a turban.
Top billed cast
Gulshan GroverBobby Gill
David StuartTim
Melanie PapaliaMaria
Vicky LambertMrs. Washington
Sian SladenMina- Kit KoonMrs. Lim
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Léon: The Professional (1994)
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Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
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Labyrinth of Passion (1982)
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Lemon Tree (2008)
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Vantage Point (2008)
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Primo and Secondo, two immigrant brothers, pin their hopes on a banquet honoring Louis Prima to save their struggling restaurant.
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Lorna's Silence (2008)
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Crimson Tide (1995)
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