5/5
The film explores the lived realities of those impacted by bias and violence in a post-9/11 era. Two young and once promising men independently…
- Drama, Thriller
- United States
- 2018
- 18 min
The 22-minute film opens with an introduction to the protagonist. Abandoned by his father at birth, Jackson was raised with ethics and integrity from a U.S Marshal. After an attack, which left him severely wounded and his father-figure killed, Jackson joins forces with Moon to hunt down the perpetrators of their losses. With homicidal retaliation embedded in Moon’s objectives, the narrative probes at Jackson internal struggle with murderous revenge. The film concludes with a perilous conflict between the deputy sheriff and his malevolent half-sister.
The 22-minute film opens with an introduction to the protagonist. Abandoned by his father at birth, Jackson was raised with ethics and integrity from a U.S Marshal. After an attack, which left him severely wounded and his father-figure killed, Jackson joins forces with Moon to hunt down the perpetrators of their losses. With homicidal retaliation embedded in Moon’s objectives, the narrative probes at Jackson internal struggle with murderous revenge. The film concludes with a perilous conflict between the deputy sheriff and his malevolent half-sister.
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