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Forsaken

Country: USA, Language: English, 12 mins

  • Director: Frank Mosvold
  • Writer: Frank Mosvold

CGiii Comment

Mosvald manages to create the right atmosphere - although constrained with time, the script is just a little too weak and, in places, completely unnecessary.

A re-working would have made this a memorable little short.

But...he did get the tone right.


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The(ir) Blurb...

A boy is torn between love and religion.

Cast & Characters

Jack Sydow as Jonathan;
Chad Baker as Young Jonathan;
David MacArthur as David;
Don Handfield as Young David;
Harold Cannon as Father;
Glenn Taranto as Priest;
Joe Toppe as Young Jesuit