Director Rola Nashef’s romantic dramedy
Detroit Unleaded opens theatrically in Detroit at the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts Nov. 13.
Detroit Unleaded premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival where it won the
Grolsch Film Works Discovery Award. Expanding upon the award-winning 2007 short,
Detroit Unleaded is a modern take on
Romeo and Juliet that tells the story of Sami, a Lebanese-American who reluctantly takes over his father's gas station after he is murdered in an armed robbery. It's not a life that Sami ever wanted, nor did his late father who always encouraged his son to go to college.
The gas station is more than just a pit stop for rolling papers and fake perfume, but a place where an infinite stream of spirited and often hilarious people flow through. When a gorgeous "up-do girl" named Najlah comes to deliver cheap long-distance phone cards, Sami quickly falls for her. Afraid her overprotective brother will disapprove, Najlah begins a romance with Sami under the promise of secrecy. As their love blossoms, Sami's dream of a better life begins to swell. We know you want to go, right? Tickets for the film and the gala red carpet event are available
here.