Hot Water

Sundance 2026
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Audience Award
San Francisco IFF 2026
Karlovy Vary 2026
Official Selection
Dan Ireland Prize
Seattle IFF 2026

Hot Water

A Film by Ramzi Bashour

2026 - USA - Drama/Roadmovie - 97 min.

with Lubna Azabal , Daniel Zolghadri & Dale Dickey

Languages: English , Arabic , French
Produced by Max Walker-Silverman , Jesse Hope & Josh Peters

After he’s kicked out of his Indiana high school, an American kid and his Lebanese mom hit the road west.

In Collections:
Sundance 2026
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Audience Award
San Francisco IFF 2026
Karlovy Vary 2026
Official Selection
Dan Ireland Prize
Seattle IFF 2026

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