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Sam Asghari Stars in Thriller Addressing Iranian Refugee Experience

4/9/2026

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Sam Asghari has completed filming for the action thriller short The Good American, in which he plays Ben, an Iranian refugee in Los Angeles.
The film cites a New York Times story about Iranian Americans detained at the U.S.-Canada border after the 2020 drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani.
Director Alex Fazeli, who immigrated from Iran, leads a cast that includes Ali Farahani, Anthony Belevtsov, Ziza Rafie, and Ali Saam.

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Story summary

Sam Asghari has completed filming for the action thriller short The Good American, in which he plays Ben, an Iranian refugee in Los Angeles.
The film cites a New York Times story about Iranian Americans detained at the U.S.-Canada border after the 2020 drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani.
Director Alex Fazeli, who immigrated from Iran, leads a cast that includes Ali Farahani, Anthony Belevtsov, Ziza Rafie, and Ali Saam.