''American Dreamer'' is a 2018 American

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directed by

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and written by Derrick Borte and Daniel Forte. The film stars

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, Robbie Jones, Isabel Arraiza,

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, Alejandro Hernandez and Brian K. Landis. The film was released on September 20, 2019, by

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Plot

Cam (

) is an employee for a

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company who struggles to make ends meet. Particularly, Cam is having difficulty making child support payments, which could mean losing the ability to see his son. Cam gets the opportunity to chauffeur a low-level drug dealer named Mazz ( Robbie Jones) for extra money. However, his increasing financial problems force him to make a rash and desperate decision: kidnap Mazz's infant child and demand a ransom. Cam quickly realizes that he is in way over his head, but there's no turning back.

Cast

as Cam * Robbie Jones as Mazz *Isabel Arraiza as Marina *

as Becca * Alejandro Hernandez as Gumby *Brian K. Landis as Greg *Curtis Lyons as Andre *Eric D. Hill Jr. as Dontrell *Harrison Fall as Adam *Cynthia Tademy as Grandmother *Michael Hughes as Steve *Tommy Coleman as Officer Watson

Release

The film premiered at the

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on September 27, 2018. The film was released on September 20, 2019, by

References

External links

* * * 2018 films 2010s English-language films 2018 thriller films American thriller films Hood films 2010s American films {{2010s-US-film-stub