Blood Road
Synopsis
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 project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 22 mins
- Format
- Super 16
- Director
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Temple Clark
- Producer
- Temple Clark
- Editor
- Robyn Whitehead
- Screenwriter
- Temple Clark
- Director of Photography
- David Katznelson
- Production Designer
- Temple Clark
- Sound
- Tom Heddy
- Composer
- Richard Strange, David Coulter
- Principal cast
- Pip Torrens, Billy Clark, Barrington de la Roche, Tibi Balazs, Sadie Vincent-Bennett, Adam Fletcher, Inesa Vaiciute
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
templeclark@btinternet.com
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