Red Card: A Heart-Pounding Quest Through the Shadows of North Africa

Production Details

Title: Red Card

Format: Feature Film

Production Starts: April 2026

Filming Location: South Africa – Morocco

Producer: Robert Menzies – Anjul Nigam – Ava Roosevelt – Ryan Winterstern – Brandon Burrows – Nat McCormick – Danny Gusman

Writer: George Gallo – Nick Vallelonga

Director: Joel Souza

Cast: Djimon Hounsou – Halle Berry – Scott Eastwood

Synopsis: Casablanca. Hounsou will star as Max Elmi, a veteran ranger battling poachers in Kenya who joins forces with Dane Harris, a tenacious special agent and part of a team led by FBI supervisor Amanda Bruckner (Berry) working with international law enforcement to fight trafficking rings abroad. When Max’s son, a talented soccer player, falls prey to a deceitful sports agent and disappears into the criminal underworld of North Africa, Max will stop at nothing to find his child, and Dane will have to decide how far he’s willing to go. Their odyssey takes them from the quiet Maasai villages of Kenya to simmering streets of Casablanca in Morocco.

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About Red Card

Red Card follows Max Elmi, a seasoned ranger in Kenya, who faces the horrors of poaching while also dealing with personal challenges. After his son is lured away by a manipulative sports agent, Max finds himself drawn into a perilous world that crosses international borders. Teaming up with special agent Dane Harris, Max embarks on a gripping mission to rescue his son. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of both Kenyan landscapes and the bustling streets of Casablanca, highlighting the complex and often dangerous dynamics of trafficking rings.