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Detroit unleaded / Gas Afterhours presents ; a film by Rola Nashef ; produced by Rola Nashef & Leon Toomey ; written and directed by Rola Nashef.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Man-woman relationships.
- Service stations--Michigan--Detroit.
- Service stations.
- Arab Americans--Michigan--Detroit.
- Arab Americans.
- Detroit (Mich.).
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Romance films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (92 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, Calif. : First Pond Entertainment, 2012.
- Language Note:
- In Arabic and English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- A fresh take on boy-meets-girl comedy set in Detroit. Sami (E.J. Assi) runs his immigrant family's gas station with his cousin Mike (Mike Batayeh, "Breaking Bad"), a charismatic hustler with dreams of expanding into an unleaded empire. More than just a pit stop for late-night gas and rolling papers, their station is where a steady stream of unforgettable and often hilarious customers flow through. When a gorgeous "up-do girl" named Najlah (Nada Shouhayib) comes to deliver cheap long-distance phone cards, Sami quickly falls for her from behind the bulletproof glass. Afraid her overprotective brother Fadi (Steven Soro) will disapprove, Najlah begins an under-the-counter romance with Sami, making his shift anything but routine. Made and cast in Detroit, the film stars first-time feature actors EJ Assi and Nada Shouhayib, along with Actor/Comedian Mike Batayeh (Breaking Bad, You Don't Mess with the Zohan), Mary Assel, Steven Soro, and Lebanese film and television Star Akram El-Ahmar.
- Participant:
- EJ Assi, Nada Shouhayib, Mike Batayeh Assel, Steven Soro, Akram El-Ahmar.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed July 20, 2017).
- Editor, Nathaniel Sherfield.
- Won 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, Discovery Award
- OCLC:
- 1000197474
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