The Load
The film tells the story of a 33-year-old man, Mate, who is trying to enter the United States of America illegally.In Turkey, Mate will be placed in a wooden box loaded with soft toys on a ship.Soon it turns out that in the container where Mate is placed, two more people - Ray from Congo and Mohammed from Tunisia - are traveling illegally.
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The film tells the story of a 33-year-old man, Mate, who is trying to enter the United States of America illegally. In Turkey, Mate will be placed in a wooden box loaded with soft toys on a ship. Soon it turns out that in the container where Mate is placed, two more people - Ray from Congo and Mohammed from Tunisia - are traveling illegally.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $5,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
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- Release date
- Feb 9, 2023
- Runtime
- 0h 16m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Arabic, French
- Country
- Georgia
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