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Two Distant Strangers
2020 · short film · R · 32 min · ★ 7.0
Drama
A man trying to get home to his dog becomes stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.
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Streaming on Netflix.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-11-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 32 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (513 votes)
Themes
- police brutality
- cop
- time loop
- black lives matter
- short film
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 2021
Cast & crew

Joey Bada$$
as Carter James

Andrew Howard
as Officer Merk

Zaria
as Perri

Mona Sishodia
as Fruit Seller
- CE
Cameron Early
as Street Cop 1

Jeremy Rivette
as Street Cop 2

Trevor Morgan
as Street Cop 3
- JB
Jeff Bragg
as Businessman
- AG
Ana Gonzalez
as Businesswoman
- MM
Michael Moravek
as Coffee Bro
Directed by Martin Desmond Roe, Travon Free