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I Was There

5.020161h 22mMovie

Gus Johnson (James A. Lee) is a New York City firefighter who barely escaped the World Trade Center on 9/11 and instantly became a hero. Except the only reason he survived was because he panicked and ran away, a secret he kept hidden under…

DirectorJorge Valdés-Iga
WritersSinead Daly·James Augustus Lee

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Cast · Directed by Jorge Valdés-Iga

JLJames Augustus Lee
James Augustus Lee
Gus
SZSebastián Zurita
Sebastián Zurita
Franky
KOKatie O’Grady
Katie O’Grady
Claire
HZHumberto Zurita
Humberto Zurita
Chacal
NANicole Ansari-Cox
Nicole Ansari-Cox
Michelle NY1
JB
Jennifer Bouchard
Nurse
AF
Aurore Fagnen
Mary
SG
Sebastián Gálvez
Jason
MI
Martha Iga
Isa
TJ
Tom Kemnitz Jr.
Detective Rogers
CL
C.C. Loveheart
Grace
EMErnest Mingione
Ernest Mingione
Richard

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