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Sam Was Here

Sam Was Here

20165.41h 15m

Overview

California, Mojave Desert, 1998. A strange glow appears in the sky. Sam, a forty-something door-to-door salesman, travels through the few inhabited zones of the Californian desert in search of clients.

Directed by Christophe Deroo
Written by Christophe Deroo, Clement Tuffreau
Produced by Christophe Deroo, Gary Farkas, Olivier Muller
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Top Cast

Rusty Joiner

Rusty Joiner

Sam

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Sigrid La Chapelle

Eddy

Rhoda Pell

Rhoda Pell

Rebecca Saxton

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Hassan Galedary

Thomas Payne

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Clément Lepoutre

Leo Galdwyn

Kate Moran

Kate Moran

Rita

Themes & Keywords

californiatalk showchild murderanswering machinemotelidentity crisissurrealismriflepay phonesalesmanmasked manpolice officerdesertmojavebroken down cardesolationphone callparanoid1990sradio newsviolence

About Sam Was Here

Sam Was Here is a horror, mystery, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of california, talk show, child murder, answering machine, motel, identity crisis. Directed by Christophe Deroo, it stars Rusty Joiner, Sigrid La Chapelle, Rhoda Pell. California, Mojave Desert, 1998. A strange glow appears in the sky. Sam, a forty-something door-to-door salesman, travels through the few inhabited zones of the Californian desert in search of clients.

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