Detroit Unleaded
March 2014
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Drew Hunt
Cast largely with local first-time actors, the film is strikingly authentic and has the ragtag charm of a community art project.
Kyle Smith
Big of heart but small of impact, the Arab-American rom-com "Detroit Unleaded" has all the kick of watered-down ethanol.
Alissa Simon
Lebanese-American helmer Rola Nashef delivers a lively slice-of-life in this mainstream-friendly romantic comedy largely set at a Detroit gas station.
Neil Genzlinger
"Detroit Unleaded" is about as gentle as comedies come these days, commendably so.
R. Kurt Osenlund
A quasi-fairy-tale ending suggests the director and cowriter was content with shrugging her shoulders when it came to tying things up, but the knee-jerky close can't spoil the film's vibrant cultural and environmental specificity.
Nick Schager
[The characters] feel not like types but, rather, like diverse individuals.
Critic reviews
Drew Hunt
Cast largely with local first-time actors, the film is strikingly authentic and has the ragtag charm of a community art project.
Kyle Smith
Big of heart but small of impact, the Arab-American rom-com "Detroit Unleaded" has all the kick of watered-down ethanol.
Alissa Simon
Lebanese-American helmer Rola Nashef delivers a lively slice-of-life in this mainstream-friendly romantic comedy largely set at a Detroit gas station.
Neil Genzlinger
"Detroit Unleaded" is about as gentle as comedies come these days, commendably so.
R. Kurt Osenlund
A quasi-fairy-tale ending suggests the director and cowriter was content with shrugging her shoulders when it came to tying things up, but the knee-jerky close can't spoil the film's vibrant cultural and environmental specificity.
Nick Schager
[The characters] feel not like types but, rather, like diverse individuals.
Tom Long
The way filmmaker Nashef captures the specifics of Detroit life and opens them up to wider understanding is both fun and enlightening.
Cast and credits
Actors | E.J. Assi, Nada Shouhayib, Mike Batayeh, Mary Assel, Akram El-Ahmar, Steven Soro, Scott Norman |
Producers | Rola Nashef, Leon Toomey |
Director | Rola Nashef |
Writers | Rola Nashef, Heather Kolf, Jennifer Ginzinger |
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Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
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91 minutes
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