

Goodbye Solo
2009-03-27 · 91 min · ★ 6.9
A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.
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- Directors
- Ramin Bahrani
- Production companies
- Gigantic Pictures, ITVS, Lucky Hat Entertainment, Noruz Films
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Souléymane Sy SavanéSolo
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