"Goodbye Solo is a simple tale, quietly told, and one of the best films you’ll ever see.
It opens with a conversation that reveals all of its essential elements. Solo (Souleymane Sy Savane), a Senegalese immigrant now driving a cab in Winston-Salem, has just received an unusual offer from his fare, a haggard old man named William (Red West): in ten days, for $1000 cash, Solo can drive William two hours away to the peak of Blowing Rock. It will be a one-way trip. The cabbie understands what this means. After some half-hearted attempts to talk the surly William out of suicide, Solo accepts his down payment.
The affable driver isn’t going to give up on William that easily, though."
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