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Released 17 years ago.
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Goodbye Solo
2009 1h 31m EN
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6.9
SOLID
★6.9TMDB · 86
Drama
Synopsis
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A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Souléymane Sy Savané
Solo
Red West
William
Diana Franco Galindo
Alex
Lane 'Roc' Williams
Roc
Mamadou Lam
Mamadou
Carmen Leyva
Quiera
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ramin Bahrani
- Writers
- Ramin Bahrani, Bahareh Azimi
- Languages
- Wolof, French, English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Wolof, French, English, Spanish.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ramin Bahrani, shot by Michael Simmonds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by M. Lo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ramin Bahrani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Souléymane Sy Savané and Red West and Diana Franco Galindo carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1095442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ramin Bahrani directs. Michael Simmonds behind the camera. M. Lo scores. Ramin Bahrani cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Wolof, French, English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 17 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Wolof, French, English, Spanish.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Ramin Bahrani, shot by Michael Simmonds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by M. Lo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Ramin Bahrani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Souléymane Sy Savané and Red West and Diana Franco Galindo carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt1095442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Michael Simmonds
- Original score
- M. Lo
- Editing
- Ramin Bahrani
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Ramin Bahrani
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Gigantic Pictures
US
ITVS
US
Lucky Hat Entertainment
US
Noruz Films
US
Key crew
- ProducerRamin Bahrani
- ProducerKathryn Dean
- ProducerJason Orans
- ProducerSummer Shelton
- Executive ProducerBrian Devine
- Executive ProducerBrooke Devine
- Executive ProducerSteve Bannatyne
- EditorRamin Bahrani
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- taxi driver
- multiculturalism
- senegalese
- multilingual
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2009-02-17· Portland International Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2009-03-27R
Also known as
International titles
- Прощай, СолоRU
