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Director  Ernst Gossner
Initial DVD release  September 9, 2008
Duration  
Language  English
5.8/10 IMDb

Genre  Drama
Music director  John Swihart
Country  United States
South of Pico movie poster

Release date  October 25, 2007 (2007-10-25) (American Black Film Festival)
Writer  Ernst Gossner, Ernst Gossner (story), Richard Marcus (story)
Cast  Gina Torres (Carla Silva), Kevin Pardue (Robert Spencer), Henry Simmons (Dr. Walter Chambers)
Similar movies  Factory Girl, The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things, The Last Days of Disco, The Last Witch Hunter, Jupiter Ascending, At the Edge of the Abyss

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South of Pico is a 2007 drama film written and directed by Ernst Gossner set in Los Angeles.

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Plot

In present-day Los Angeles, a chauffeur, a waitress, a doctor and a young boy each deal with life’s daily challenges. They find themselves at the scene of an accident the moment it happens. This becomes a defining moment in their lives.

Cast

  • Kip Pardue as Robert Spencer
  • Henry Simmons as Dr. Walter Chambers
  • Gina Torres as Carla Silva
  • Soren Fulton as Patrick Wise
  • Christina Hendricks as Angela
  • Jimmy Bennett as Mark Weston
  • Giovanni Lopes as Jorge
  • Paul Hipp as Comma
  • Car'ynn Sims as Francine

    • Release

    The film premiered at the American Black Film Festival in October 2007.

    Awards

  • American Black Film Festival - 2007, Grand Jury Award - Best Picture
  • American Black Film Festival - 2007, Grand Jury Award - Best Actor for Henry Simmons
  • American Black Film Festival - 2007, Red Star Award for Originality, Innovation and Vision for Ernst Gossner
  • Pan African Film Festival - 2008, First Feature Competition - Best Director
  • Drehbuchverband Austria - 2008, Thomas Pluch Screenplay Award
  • International Innsbruck Film Festival - 2008, Audience Award
  • International Beijing Film Festival - 2008, Best Picture

    • Production

    South of Pico was shot in various locations around Los Angeles. The story is inspired by a fatal road rage incident in Chicago 2003; a similar case happened in 2007 in Austin, Texas.

    References

    South of Pico Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    South of Pico IMDb South of Pico themoviedb.org