Shako Mako

Synopsis

“Farah,” a bread seller, walks the streets of a Middle Eastern town, while an American military vehicle, surrounded by soldiers, slowly passes by. A moment’s silence. Then, a devastating explosion. Civilians are bloodied, wounded. The horrors of war. “Farah” looks around aghast and wailing. But nothing here is quite what it seems. In fact, “Farah” is a character played by an aspiring actress called Laila. And this isn’t Iraq, but a replica village erected on the Fort Irwin army base in California, used to train American troops before being sent abroad. Laila believes her acting talents are being wasted away in this arid simulation, where female role-players are limited to mute, background roles. She takes things much more seriously. Laila plots her way out.

Main Cast

Alia Shawkat

Laila

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Cristian Valle

Rafa

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Sara Boutine

Noor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Bruno Amato

Sergeant

Age : 63 | Popularity : 22%

Antonio Badrani

Butcher

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Diana Valencia

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Anissa Borrego

Age : N/A | Popularity : 15%

Sandra Santiago

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Hailey Gates
Production	Executive Producer	Alicia Van Couvering
	Post Producer	Lauren Skillen
	Casting	Lyle Dohl Cindy Estada
	Producer	Max Brun Lana Kim Jett Steiger
Camera	Director of Photography	Adam Newport-Berra
Editing	Editor	Sophie Corra
	Colorist	Sofie Borup
Art	Title Designer	Sebastian Pardo
	Production Design	Ashley Fenton
Writing	Writer	Hailey Gates
Sound	Original Music Composer	Christopher Bear
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Casey Genton
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Heidi Bivens Katina Danabassis
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