Project Detail

Blood Road

Synopsis

Based on extracts from the novel The Book of Israel, director Temple Clark has woven together a glimpse into two generations of a Jewish family decades apart.

Lithuania, 1886, a police sergeant and his companion return from their stations. The sergeant finds himself contemplating the hardship of his life. Stranded on the side of the road, the two officers seek shelter in a Jewish-owned inn. There, they drink, reminisce and play cards with some soldiers - loosing their money and the sergeant’s coat. The next morning, walking through the fields they encounter a Jewish boy on his way home and beat him up in frustration. Sixty years later, the boy’'s grandson, arrives in post-war Berlin, falls for a local girl and finds acceptance and love.

Details

Year
2009
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
22 mins
Format
Super 16
Director
Temple Clark
Producer
Temple Clark
Editor
Robyn Whitehead
Screenwriter
Temple Clark
Director of Photography
David Katznelson
Production Designer
Temple Clark
Sound
Tom Heddy
Music
Richard Strange, David Coulter
Principal cast
Pip Torrens, Billy Clark, Barrington de la Roche, Tibi Balazs, Sadie Vincent-Bennett, Adam Fletcher, Inesa Vaiciute

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Production Status

Production Company

templeclark@btinternet.com

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