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A woman taking a cab ride from JFK airport engages in a conversation with the driver about the important relationships in their lives.


A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.

Souléymane Sy Savané
Solo

Red West
William
Diana Franco Galindo
Alex
Lane 'Roc' Williams
Roc
Mamadou Lam
Mamadou
Carmen Leyva
Quiera
Goodbye Solo is a drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of taxi driver, multiculturalism, senegalese, multilingual. Directed by Ramin Bahrani, it stars Souléymane Sy Savané, Red West, Diana Franco Galindo. A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.
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