Bashar Rahal

Bashar Rahal

Born: October 20, 1974
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Bashar Mounzer Rahal is the second child to a Bulgarian mother Mariana Rahal - an interior designer and Lebanese father Mounzer Rahal - an OB/GYN. The family moved back to Bulgaria when Bashar was only 6 years old. He first started acting in TV sketches when he was 12. At the age of 14 he became a member of a professional theater group, called "Tears and Laughs", with which he took part in more than 15 performances including Shakespeare and Chekhov. He attended numerous international festivals, including the ones in Avignon, France and Thun, Switzerland among others. His first big screen role at the age of 15 was in 1952: Ivan i Aleksandra (1989) which was followed by more TV and Film appearances. After graduating from The First English Language High School in Sofia, Bashar attended the National Academy of Theater and Film Art, where he received his Masters in Dramatic Arts. Shortly after graduation he was accepted as a permanent member of the national youth theatre and was a guest actor at The National Theatre Sofia Bulgaria. For the next couple of years Bashar appeared in over 25 different TV comedy shows, but became most popular with the hit TV show "It Can't Be"equivalent of SNL ,created & directed by Nellie Andreeva .The show won " Golden Melon", for best comedy show - the most prestigious TV award in Bulgaria. In 1997 Bashar hosted "The Late Night Show" on Channel 3 Sofia , where he met his co-host and future wife Kalina Rahal. In 1999 the couple moved to California so that Bashar could pursue his acting career. He was granted Alien of Extra Ordinary ability as an actor. He is a graduate from the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles. For a long time he was considered to play Azamat Bagatov in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Initially Bashar was not considered to play in Joshua Seftel's Political Satire War ,Inc. but the producers Danny Lerner and Les Weldon convinced both John Cusack and the Director Seftel that he is the best choice for the part. After the end of the shooting Cusack and Seftel admitted that Bashar had developed the best character. Later Danny Lerner casted Bashar as a lead in his upcoming action movie Direct Contact. Recently he was casted to play Boris in Dominic Sena's "Whiteout",starring Kate Beckinsale.​

Movies for Bashar Rahal...

Operation Dagon
Title: Operation Dagon
Character: General
Released: June 1, 2024
Type: Movie
Upcoming action movie
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Young Woman and the Sea
Title: Young Woman and the Sea
Character: Reporter on Boat
Released: May 31, 2024
Type: Movie
The story of the record-making swimmer's successful 1926 crossing of the English Channel, offering insight into the significance of her accomplishment, the personal price she paid for her achievement, and her abrupt subsequent departure from the public eye.
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Pulse of the dance
Title: Pulse of the dance
Character: Stefan
Released: February 9, 2024
Type: Movie
FILM ABOUT THE PRICE OF SUCCESS. The story revolves around 10-year-old Martina, who is a dancer. At such a fragile age, she has to cope with her ambitious mother, whose aim is to make Martina champion of Bulgaria. Fortunately, she meets Victor - her new coach, he is an ex-dancer, trying to escape from his past. The film reveals the world of dancesport - the kingdom of glory and beauty, but also its immoral side and dark secrets.
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Title: Много мой човек
Character: Мирослав
Released: February 23, 2023
Type: TV
"My Very Own Man is a comedy series for the whole family that follows the lives of three masterminds. Miroslav, played by the beloved Bulgarian actor with a charismatic air and an affinity for comedy Bashar Rahal, is a conservative and happily married man. Viktor (Yulian Malinov) is desperate because he is getting divorced, and Peter (Kaloyan Katincharov) is a highly desirable bachelor. Along with the never-ending renovations they are busy with, the boys of the sympathetic brigade realize that the most urgent need is to repair the relationships in their own families. The fresh humour in "Very My Man" is dedicated to current issues in life in Bulgaria today. It is also provoked by the way we cope with stressful everyday life, connecting pieces of the past, beliefs from the present and dreams for the future. The series tells a story of family and love at any age, and the imagery is close to real life and will not leave the audience indifferent.
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In the Heart of the Machine
Title: In the Heart of the Machine
Character: Captain Kozarev
Released: March 18, 2022
Type: Movie
Heat, iron, dust and the smell of oil. A typical workday of maximum security inmates will prove to be fateful for all of them. They find something extraordinary inside one of the machines, and an unexpected wave of compassion makes the prisoners take hostages and block the entrance to the workshop and risk their lives, because sometimes the desire to be human is stronger than the survival instinct.
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Reunion 2
Title: Reunion 2
Character: Branimir
Released: February 14, 2022
Type: Movie
"Reunion 2" continues the story of four friends who came from different parts of the world to meet again at their hometown of Plovdiv, 20 years after they left. This time they unite to help a fifth friend who is trying to save one of the last wild beaches at the southwest of the Black Sea from construction. As one of them is an actor, they decide to make a movie about their story and to buy out the beach with the profit. This leads to bunch of comedic and dramatic situations where their friendship and their relationships with their significant others are put on the line.
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As Far as I Can Walk
Title: As Far as I Can Walk
Character: Syrian Father
Released: January 22, 2022
Type: Movie
Strahinja and his wife Ababuo left Ghana with a dream of a better life in Europe. Instead of reaching the western part of the continent, they were deported back to Serbia. Strahinja has started to build himself a career, while Ababuo is unable to fulfil her ambitions and she feels increasingly frustrated. When she disappears one day, Strahinja sets out to find her… A crystal clear, humanistic story about the need to find one’s place in the world. It’s also a tale of love, the most profound testimony of which might also be the most painful.
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Title: Brothers
Released: September 7, 2020
Type: TV
The story tells about the irreconcilable family war between the Donkovi brothers - the investigator from the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime Boris Donkov, head of the anti-drug department. turned into an unscrupulous, cynical, ambitious, cold-blooded and manipulative person, anticipating the actions of others with a few steps forward. The reasons for this war lie in the past, which they both try to turn their backs on, but fail. The two are in love with the same woman - Laura (the charming wife of investigator Boris Donkov) and will do everything to win her heart. One of the brothers is on the path of revenge, and the other will do everything possible to reach the truth. The series follows the devastating war between the two, which changes their lives, as well as that of their loved ones.
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Search and Destroy
Title: Search and Destroy
Character: Nikola
Released: June 19, 2020
Type: Movie
When American Ranger John Cutter fails to save a family being held hostage and loses his entire team in a confrontation with infamous Ukrainian arms dealer Igor Rodin, he is discharged from the army.
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Reunion
Title: Reunion
Character: Бранимир
Released: October 18, 2019
Type: Movie
Three friends return from abroad and every one of them comes upon at something from his past. Finally they go to their hometown to save the house of one of their childhood friends from being demolished.
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Title: The Masked Singer Bulgaria
Character: Himself - Owl (Guest)
Released: September 14, 2019
Type: TV
The Masked Singer is a Bulgarian reality singing competition television series based on the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer. It premiered on Nova on 14 September 2019 to 4 December 2021 All episodes of the series are broadcast live.
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Revolution X
Title: Revolution X
Released: May 11, 2018
Type: Movie
The cult group "Revolution X" goes on their first big tour at sea, but the producer imposes on Bobby and Philip a new vocalist - the popular in BG singer GARY - NICHOL, which everyone in the group is annoyed with. The two couples plan to see each other secretly and spend a romantic vacation, but the director of the school Tsekov has his own plan for the trip ...
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Attraction
Title: Attraction
Character: Borisov
Released: February 23, 2018
Type: Movie
The young ravishing history teacher Lora Angelova is torn apart by the love she has for the school her father founded, and her former life as a competitive dancer. As the principal's position at the school becomes vacant, Lora needs to make the difficult decision between staying and fighting for the job, or running away from the intimidation she faces. With the help of the beloved students in her class, she discovers who she really is and easily makes the right decision.
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All She Wrote
Title: All She Wrote
Character: Michael
Released: January 5, 2018
Type: Movie
When Aaron, an ex-fighter, turns to music after years of being knocked around and left with permanent mental disabilities, he falls for Jana, an off-centered Bulgarian immigrant living in New York. While he recognizes that she is as crazy as he is, Jana does not share the same opinion. But her brother, Bobby, an up and coming wannabe fighter, decides to convince her she is that crazy in order to get Aaron in the ring against him.
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Day of the Dead: Bloodline
Title: Day of the Dead: Bloodline
Character: Daniels
Released: December 29, 2017
Type: Movie
In a world overrun by zombies, military personnel and survivalists live in an underground bunker while they seek a cure.
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Gasoline
Title: Gasoline
Released: May 19, 2017
Type: Movie
After spending fifteen years in prison a former race car driver returns to his old life in order to fulfill the promise he made to the love of his life.
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Security
Title: Security
Character: Fake US Marshal
Released: March 4, 2017
Type: Movie
An ex-special services veteran, down on his luck and desperate for work, takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job, he opens the door to a distraught and desperate young girl who has fled the hijacking of a Police motorcade that was transporting her to testify as a witness in a trial. Hot on her heels is the psychopathic hijacker and his team of henchmen, who will stop at nothing to extract and eliminate the witness.
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Boyka: Undisputed IV
Title: Boyka: Undisputed IV
Character: Scout #2
Released: August 1, 2016
Type: Movie
In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife of the man he accidentally killed is in trouble, Boyka offers to fight in a series of impossible battles to free her from a life of servitude.
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XIa
Title: XIa
Character: Ivan
Released: October 8, 2015
Type: Movie
XI "A" follows the story of Lina - a former dancer, who goes in for her dream job, namely to become a literature teacher.
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Septembers of Shiraz
Title: Septembers of Shiraz
Character: Komiteh Member
Released: September 15, 2015
Type: Movie
In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
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Survivor
Title: Survivor
Character: Militiaman #2
Released: May 21, 2015
Type: Movie
A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.
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The Throwaways
Title: The Throwaways
Character: The Broker
Released: January 30, 2015
Type: Movie
Notorious hacker Drew Reynolds is captured by the CIA and given a proposition - work for them or spend the rest of his life in prison. Agreeing on the condition that he can form his own team, he puts together a group of "throwaways" - the people deemed expendable and seemingly the worst in the organization.
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Index Zero
Title: Index Zero
Character: Andrews
Released: October 24, 2014
Type: Movie
2035, United States of Europe. Some humans are not sustainable anymore.
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Automata
Title: Automata
Character: Doctor
Released: October 9, 2014
Type: Movie
Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.
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The Expendables 3
Title: The Expendables 3
Character: Chief Commander (uncredited)
Released: August 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.
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In the Name of the King III
Title: In the Name of the King III
Character: Ulrich
Released: February 5, 2014
Type: Movie
Hazen Kaine, an American contract killer living in Sofia, Bulgaria, gets more than he bargains for when he enters into a contract with the mob. One last job before he gets out and starts a new life for himself. The targets: the three children of royal billionaire Andon Dupont. Seems simple enough, or so he thought. Hazen apprehends the children, and before he can blink an eye, a simple necklace worn by one of the children sends his life spiraling back to medieval times. Now completely out of his element, Hazen fights for his life as he tries to escape a medieval army and a fierce fire-breathing dragon.
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Rapid Response Corps 2: Nuclear Threat
Title: Rapid Response Corps 2: Nuclear Threat
Character: Kutrum
Released: January 17, 2014
Type: Movie
Hilarious comedy about a bunch of crazy private detectives who are trying to save the world from a nuclear disaster! Everything would be easier if there were not so many pretty Bulgarian girls who destract some of the agents, but sometimes help with fighting back. This is a second instalment of the Rapid Response Corps with the same characters from the first movie.
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The Legend of Hercules
Title: The Legend of Hercules
Character: Battalion Commander
Released: January 10, 2014
Type: Movie
In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit.
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Assassin's Bullet
Title: Assassin's Bullet
Character: Abdullah Said
Released: August 1, 2012
Type: Movie
In Assassin's Bullet, Slater plays Robert Diggs, a black ops agent who comes to work for Ambassador Ashdown (Hunger Games star Donald Sutherland), tracking down a vigilante assassin in Eastern Europe. The maverick hit(wo)man has been taking out high-profile targets on the U.S. hit list, and Diggs must uncover the killer's identity before there's an international incident. The usual game of cat and mouse ensues.
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El Gringo
Title: El Gringo
Character: Sullivan
Released: May 10, 2012
Type: Movie
A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras.
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Conan the Barbarian
Title: Conan the Barbarian
Character: Quarter Master
Released: August 17, 2011
Type: Movie
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
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Footsteps in the Sand
Title: Footsteps in the Sand
Character: Hanny
Released: July 1, 2010
Type: Movie
At the airport, Slavi tells his life's story to a young customs officer. As children, Nelly promises Slavi to marry him. The two teenagers are passionately in love with each other but after some time Nelly falls in love with another guy. Slavi takes up drinking and gets into trouble with the Bulgarian militia (police) because of his family background. This is when he decides to defect to the West. After staying at a refugee camp in Austria and another desperate love, he sets out to the United States. There Slavi makes some new friends who help him buy a truck. He hits the roads of America, where he comes across an Indian who sells him an arrow. The vender tells him this amulet will bring his love back. Eventually, Slavi comes back to Bulgaria, where communism has collapsed. His beloved Nelly lives alone with her daughter. One day Slavi meets her again...
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Whiteout
Title: Whiteout
Character: Russian Pilot
Released: September 9, 2009
Type: Movie
The only U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, Carrie Stetko will soon leave the harsh environment behind for good – in three days, the sun will set and the Amundsen-Scott Research Station will shut down for the long winter. When a body is discovered out on the open ice, Carrie's investigation into the continent's first homicide plunges her deep into a mystery that may cost her her own life.
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The Tournament
Title: The Tournament
Character: Asa Sadi
Released: May 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Every ten years, in an unsuspecting town, The Tournament takes place. A battle royale between 30 of the world's deadliest assassins. The last man standing receives the $10,000,000 cash prize and the title of World's No. 1 Assassin, which itself carries the legendary million dollar-a-bullet price tag.
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Direct Contact
Title: Direct Contact
Character: General Drago
Released: April 16, 2009
Type: Movie
An imprisoned ex-US Special forces operative in Eastern Europe, is offered his freedom and money to rescue an American woman, who has been kidnapped by a ruthless warlord. But, shortly after freeing her discovers that the kidnap story was just a ruse to bring her out into the open.
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Sharks in Venice
Title: Sharks in Venice
Character: Medical Examiner
Released: October 6, 2008
Type: Movie
The seemingly tranquil waterways of Venice are terrorized by the perfect killing machine. In search of his father who has mysteriously disappeared diving in the city, David stumbles across the cryptic trail leading to the long-lost fortune of the Medici. As the unwitting pawn in a Mafia plot to recover the treasure, David's girlfriend is kidnapped at gunpoint, plunging him into a desperate race against time. If he has any hope of saving her he must enter the deadly waters. Can David out-gun the Mafia assassins and survive the voracious sharks laying in wait beneath the surface, or will he succumb to the same fate as his father?
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War, Inc.
Title: War, Inc.
Character: Video Guy #1
Released: April 28, 2008
Type: Movie
In the future, the desert country of Turaqistan is torn by a riot after private corporation Tamerlane, owned by the former Vice President of the United States, has taken over. Brand Hauser, a hitman who suppresses his emotions by gobbling down hot sauce, is hired by the corporation's head to kill the CEO of their competitors.
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The Shepherd: Border Patrol
Title: The Shepherd: Border Patrol
Character: Soldier
Released: March 4, 2008
Type: Movie
A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
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Monster Ark
Title: Monster Ark
Character: Insurgent #2
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
Archaeologist Nicholas Zavaterro and his student find an antique vase with an inscription that points to where Noah's Ark is hidden. They decide to go looking, but things get out of control when they encounter opposing forces, including a monster named Tama.
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Basilisk: The Serpent King
Title: Basilisk: The Serpent King
Character: Bedouin Leader
Released: November 25, 2006
Type: Movie
Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by modern archaeologist Harrison 'Harry' McColl's expedition. Despite a cryptic warning from tribal locals, everything goes to his Colorado university's museum. It's all exhibited during another eclipse, which leads to the monster reviving. Harry and some of his friends must try to petrify the monster again.
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Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Title: Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Character: Hasdrubal
Released: May 5, 2006
Type: Movie
It is 200 years before the birth of Christ and Rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. She believes she is invincible - but one man is destined to change that. He is a man bound by oath to avenge the wrongs inflicted on his home and, in pursuit of revenge, he will stop at nothing. Hannibal explores the man behind the myth, revealing what drove the 26-year-old to mastermind one of the most audacious military moves in history. With 40,000 soldiers and 37 elephants, he marched 1,500 miles to challenge his enemies on their own soil. It was an act so daring that few people believed it possible.
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Title: The Unit
Released: March 7, 2006
Type: TV
A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands' secrets.
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Title: My Name Is Earl
Character: Arab Man
Released: September 20, 2005
Type: TV
When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.
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Target of Opportunity
Title: Target of Opportunity
Character: Ivan
Released: July 26, 2005
Type: Movie
Jim Jacobs and Nick Carlton, childhood friends, are CIA operatives on a sting operation in Chechnya. The raid of a rebel militia group goes bad and the entire teams gets wiped out except for Jim and Nick, who manages to save them both. Five years later, they are out of the CIA game.
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Disaster
Title: Disaster
Character: Gamer
Released: April 17, 2003
Type: Movie
When the girlfriend of a cult leader tries to leave the flock, she finds escape to be more difficult than she imagined.
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Death Train
Title: Death Train
Character: Lopez
Released: February 25, 2003
Type: Movie
A man is supposed to guard a shipment of diamonds being sent by rail. But a man robs the train and kills the men guarding the diamonds. The robbers derail the train and hope to get away with their crime. The robbers get caught in Mexico and are sent to prison by rail. The robbers take over the prison train they are on. Will these robbers get away with their crime or will the bodyguard kill all of the robbers and reclaim the train?
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Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
Title: Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
Character: Luis Ruiz
Released: November 26, 2002
Type: Movie
When two researchers discover a colossal shark's tooth off the Mexican coast their worst fears surface - the most menacing beast to ever rule the waters is still alive and mercilessly feeding on anything that crosses its path. Now they must hunt the fierce killer and destroy it... before there is no one left to stop it
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Title: 24
Released: November 6, 2001
Type: TV
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
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City of Fear
Title: City of Fear
Character: Phillips
Released: April 20, 2000
Type: Movie
When reporter Steve Roberts acts on a call from his good friend, Charlie, urging him to report on a hot scientific story in Bulgaria, he ends up in a world of disappearance, death and deception.
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U.S. Seals
Title: U.S. Seals
Character: Hidalgo
Released: January 18, 2000
Type: Movie
Dozens of American cargos with high valuable goods have disappeared, probably attacked by modern pirates. The United States decide to mobilize a team of expert SWAT, with Mike Bradley as leader, sending them to destroy the pirates' base, namely a deserted oil rig near Turkey. But these are cleverly waiting for them.
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Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault
Title: Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault
Character: Dmitri Minkov
Released: December 9, 1999
Type: Movie
When a group of seismologists are taken prison, the forces that be know that there is only one team of rescuers to turn to--the highly elite Delta Force. Upon beginning this difficult mission to track down and save the hostages, the men on the Force are met with several surprises--surprises that lead them to think this may be one mission they cannot get out of.
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Bridge of Dragons
Title: Bridge of Dragons
Character: Robert
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
The tough and cold mercenary Warchild, is working for the man who took care of his war training and upbringing, the greedy General Ruechang. Ruechang is planning to take over the country by marrying Princess Halo. But Halo discovers that Ruechang killed her father to gain more power than he had working for the King, so she decides to run away. Warchild is the one who has to bring her back to Ruechang, but the one thing no one counted on happens... Warchild and Halo falls in love, and together they take on the forces of Ruechang... Written by Zorteper -
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I'm with Me
Title: I'm with Me
Character: Pastor Philips
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Days before Valentine's day and their wedding, Cindy Hunter, editor-in-chief of a tabloid and Damon Tuckland, a successful therapist encounter a strange plant that magically puts Cindy's mind in Damon's body and vice versa. Now the couple really finds out how the other half lives. In a series of comic mishaps at work, with relatives and at home, Cindy and Damon must become better people and figure out a way to reverse the "awkward" situation before their wedding or face a lifetime as each other. It's the ultimate body-swapping comedy with a heart that gives a brand-new meaning to the term "The Opposite Sex".