

Man Push Cart
2006-05-10 · 87 min · ★ 6.9
Every night while the city sleeps, Ahmad, a former Pakistani rock star turned immigrant, drags his heavy cart along the streets of New York. And every morning, he sells coffee and donuts to a city he cannot call his own. One day, however, the pattern of this harsh existence is broken by a glimmer of hope for a better life.
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- Directors
- Ramin Bahrani
- Production companies
- Noruz Films, Flip Side Film
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Leticia DoleraNoemi
Charles Daniel SandovalMohammad
Ali RezaManish
Bill LewisFinal Customer
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