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GI Jesús (alternatively, G.I. Jesus), a film directed by Carl Colpaert, won the grand jury prize at the 2006 CineVegas Film Festival. Starring Joe Arquette as "Jesús" and Patricia Mota as "Claudia", Jesús is a Mexican national who joins the U.S. Army to receive naturalization in the United States, and returns to the US having suffered trauma while serving in Iraq.
Original Release
09/30/2006
US Release
09/30/2006
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joe Arquette | Jesus |
| Patrícia Mota | Claudia |
| Telana Lynum | Marina |
| Maurizio Rasti | Mohammed (as Maurizio Farhad) / Mohammed |
| Mark Wystrach | Sean |
| Farrah Assadi | Iraqi Mother |
| David A. Cooper | Captain Kirk |
| Diane Davisson | Mrs. Brundage |
| Barbara Dow | Beauty Parlor Patron |
| Dex Franco | Sargeant Wihl |
Directors
Writers
Carl Colpaert, Deborah Setele, Deon Wilks
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joe Arquette | Jesus |
| Patrícia Mota | Claudia |
| Telana Lynum | Marina |
| Maurizio Rasti | Mohammed (as Maurizio Farhad) / Mohammed |
| Mark Wystrach | Sean |
| Farrah Assadi | Iraqi Mother |
| David A. Cooper | Captain Kirk |
| Diane Davisson | Mrs. Brundage |
| Barbara Dow | Beauty Parlor Patron |
| Dex Franco | Sargeant Wihl |
| Tate Hanyok | Principal's Asst. |
| Nikki Hersh | Miss Reed |
| Sebastian Lopez Hinton | Jorge |
| Bach Hoang | Vietnamese Woman |
| William Luke | Drug dealer |
| James McCarthy | The Doctor |
| Kristina Mercado | Flight attendant |
| Dan Mott | Rick |
| Mike Muldoon | Dream Jesus |
| Orlando Ortega | Luis |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Matt Devlen | Executive Producer |
| Gregory Scherick | Executive Producer |
| Patrícia Mota | Producer |
| Lee Caplin | Producer |
| Gina Carollo | Producer |
| Kim Davis | Producer |
| Ben Doran | Producer |
| Matthew Mishory | Producer |
| Edward Oleschak | Producer |
