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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
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  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • FilmBuff
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary Elvis Martini is in deep shit. His dilapidated Detroit apartment building is about to be foreclosed on by the bank; most of his tenants are behind on rent; he's in big debt to bookies and his daughter's school. He finds some ill-gotten cash in an evicted tenant's apartment and it briefly keeps the wolves at bay, but it brings out a bigge...

Directed By: Malik Bader

Written By: Nickola Shreli

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • FilmBuff
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • FilmBuff
  • 1 h 31 m

Cash Only

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Summary Elvis Martini is in deep shit. His dilapidated Detroit apartment building is about to be foreclosed on by the bank; most of his tenants are behind on rent; he's in big debt to bookies and his daughter's school. He finds some ill-gotten cash in an evicted tenant's apartment and it briefly keeps the wolves at bay, but it brings out a bigge...

Directed By: Malik Bader

Written By: Nickola Shreli

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May 12, 2016
I must have breathed while watching Cash Only. But it sure felt as if I didn’t. This brutal and severe film has that effect.
By Ken Jaworowski FULL REVIEW
70
May 11, 2016
Cash Only features many familiar action movie markers, but it's distinguished by a raw energy and strong sense of place.
By Serena Donadoni FULL REVIEW
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May 11, 2016
Malik Bader's Cash Only is one of the more convincingly gritty indies to hit fests in several seasons.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
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May 11, 2016
Familiar yet effective, straightforward yet unapologetic.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Bardha Productions, Nickname Projects, Bader Bros. Pictures
Release Date May 13, 2016
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Fantasia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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