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Abduction

Country: United States, Language: English, 5 mins

  • Director: Yazmeen Mirgoli
  • Producer: Yazmeen Mirgoli, Emily Perlmutter

CGiii Comment

Visually, it's pretty good...but, that awful, ever-present music adds absolutely nothing to the film. As for the ending...too abrupt.


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The(ir) Blurb...

A re-telling of the myth of Persephone through the lens of bondage and BDSM, a young woman navigates through the labyrinth of power dynamics and restraint, as she overcomes her struggles for autonomy and self-actualization.

Cast & Characters

Yazmeen Mirgoli (as Persephone / Yaz)
Jeremy Bacharach (as Hellhound / Security Guard)
Katelyn Baker (as Spring Maiden / Hell Flower)
Amber Luke (as Spring Maiden / Hell Flower)
Katie Malin (as Spring Maiden / Hell Flower)
Mila Mikhitarova (as Spring Maiden / Hell Flower)
Daley Peterson (as Spring Maiden / Hell Flower)
Masha Vasilchikova (as Nurse)