Imagine you’re stuck in a sticky situation where you only have 24 hours to save an entire population from dying. That’s what the main characters in Netflix’s The Wages of Fear are tasked with.

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When an oil well near a refugee camp catches fire, a powerhouse team is given the task of traveling through the deadly desert with nitroglycerin in tow to detonate the well and eliminate the threat. But they only have a day to get to the oil well and complete the task. If they don’t finish the job in time, hundreds of lives will be lost. While already in crunch time, this team will face many obstacles on their travels that could potentially slow them down. Will they get to the oil well in time? Find out by watching The Wages of Fear, which will be arriving on Netflix on March 29!

But before you start streaming what will surely be a suspenseful action-packed movie, we must share with you who will be in it. Below, you’ll find a cast and character guide to who portrays who in The Wages of Fear on Netflix.

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French actor and film director Franck Gastambide stars as Fred. He’s best known for previously starring as Sylvain Marot in the action comedy flick Taxi 5. He also played the role of Sno in the drama series Validé, Franky in the comedy film Pattaya and Stan in another comedy movie titled Medellin. We’ll see him next in a sports drama series called The Cage.

Birthdate: Oct. 31, 1978
Age: 45 years old
Height: 5’9
Social media: Instagram

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Alban Lenoir plays the role of Alex. He’s a French actor and screenwriter known for his role as Marco Lopez in the drama film French Blood. In fact, he was nominated for the Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation for his portrayal. He also had roles in the French TV shows Kaamelott, Hero Corp and Marianne. When it comes to his film work, he had roles in movies such as Lost Bullet, Bigbug, Lost Bullet 2 and AKA. All of these movies are available to stream on Netflix.

Birthdate: Dec. 16, 1980
Age: 43 years old
Height: 6’0
Social media: Instagram

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Ana Girardot portrays Clara. She’s a gifted French actress known for playing the character, Laure, in the crime drama film Escobar: Paradise Lost. She also played the role of Lucy in the French supernatural drama series Les Revenants and Mélanie Brunet in the French rom-com Someone, Somewhere. Some of her upcoming projects include the movie Furcy and the drama series The Count of Monte Cristo.

Birthdate: Aug. 1, 1988
Age: 35 years old
Height: 5’6
Social media: Instagram

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Sofiane Zermani plays Gauthier. You might recognize Sofiane from some of his music. He’s a French rapper of Algerian descent from Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. Besides being a successful rapper, he has appeared in several TV shows like Savages, Ein paar Tage Licht and Off Season. He also played the role of Pascal in the romance film No Limit, which is currently streaming on Netflix.

Birthdate: July 21, 1986
Age: 37 years old
Social media: Instagram

See the cast in action in the gripping official teaser!

The Wages of Fear lands on Netflix on March 29. Will you be watching the French action thriller flick?