Short Film Review: “Michael Solace” Contemplates Selling Out and Selling His Soul
The film blends reality and the supernatural world together, leaving the viewer unsure of what’s real and what’s merely a figment of Michael’s agitated imagination.

A struggling lower middle class guy from India aspires to someday come to the USA. He answers an ad for an agent who can bring people to the States, but the agent turns out to be a Mexican coyote who traffics in illegal immigration. After a dangerous river crossing, a new series of misadventures gets in the way of his quest for freedom and fortune. Will he ever achieve his American Dream?
The film blends reality and the supernatural world together, leaving the viewer unsure of what’s real and what’s merely a figment of Michael’s agitated imagination.
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