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PROMISE BREAKER (Evan)
Director: Richard Kelly
Adapted By: Richard Kelly & Chris Adrian
CAST
Marc Radin - Kyle Chandler
George Radin - James Cromwell
Carl Radin- Nathan Gamble
Tamara Radin - Michelle Forbes
Dr. Sandman - Anthony Mackie
Tagline: "Take up the broken promises and bind them whole again with blood."
Synopsis: Marc Radin stands in the kitchen of his 18th century farmhouse in upstate New York, staring at the toaster, waiting for the waffles to pop up. Ever since his son Carl had gotten sick, Marc and his father, George, had been splitting up meals so that one of them could have a break once a day. Carl had become ill shortly after his mother had left nine years earlier. his mother, Tamara, in the wake of the september 11th attacks, had decided she needed to find herself and had set off on a mission\ to somewhere unknown to anyone in her family, and had yet to return.
Carl's room looked just like any 12 year olds room. It was plastered in posters of boy bands, historical figures, engineering marvels and baseball players, and his sheets were patterned with the logo of the New York Jets. The only things out of the ordinary were the soft straps that restrained the boys arms and legs. Marc never knew when he entered his sons room if his son would be the one in the bed, or something else. Carl had most recently been diagnosed with "altered mental state," although no diagnosis had been conclusive. Carl often spoke to his father when he entered his room, but when he did, it was with dozens of voices that were not his own. He would tell his father how he wanted justice, how he needed the responsible to pay, how he needed their blood. the only way in which Mark knew to bring his son back from wherever he had gone was to slam his fingers in the bedside drawer. Carl's head would jolt upward and he would begin to cry, and Marc would have between one and three hours to be with his son. Some days they went into to the field behind their house to play catch, and other days they would play board games on the porch. Marc told his son that his disease just made him sleep a lot, so they couldn't go too far from the house in case he got tired. Carl never remembered any of the things the voices had said when he wasn't him, and Marc saw no need to frighten the boy. George didn't usually join them, he spent his time chopping wood and doing repairs around the house.
One day George and Marc got in a fight when Carl had gone away again and the voices had returned at the dinner table. The voices in Carl had demanded to know if George loved his grandson, had told him to prove it with a sacrifice of blood. George thought that Carl needed to go back to the hospital because he wasn't making progress, and that playing along with him wasn't helping. Marc disagreed, arguing that Carl had been staying longer every day. But one afternoon, while Marc was resting, George took Carl to the hospital and re-admitted him. Marc was furious until he sat in on one of Carl's session with child psychologist Dr. Sandman. Carl did nothing for twenty minutes but babble about broken promises, evil people, and his longing for blood and justice.
Carl stayed in the hospital for a couple more weeks, never revealing much to his doctors, and eventually the voices stopped showing themselves and the doctors released him. Marc was so ecstatic that he decided to take Carl out of the house and down to the park by the river in town. The last time Carl had been to town, he had screamed and screamed until Marc had taken him home. But this time, Carl sat quietly and talked to his father until they went home. Dinner was a success, with Marc, George, and Carl all cooking together. But right when everything seemed perfect, Carl called his father a Liar and started demanding justice. George got upset with himself for thinking Carl might have been cured and stormed off to bed. Marc put Carl in bed and went outside to go for a walk. He remembered that day nine years ago when everyone had left their jobs early, trying to get home as the world ended. He came home to Carl and Tamara holding hands watching the news coverage, the images on an endless loop. Carl was only four years old.
Marc was awoken in the middle of the night by a scream from Carl's bedroom. He raced in only to find Carl grinning at him, but it wasn't Carl, it was the voices. The voices demanded satisfaction, justice, and vengeance. They told him if he payed their blood price, they would give Carl back. So, Carl picked up his son and took him downstairs and straight out the front door, the voices laughing the whole way. Marc set him down on the woodpile and yelled at him, asked him what he wanted. The voices called him a promise breaker, said he hadn't become his better self, said he had failed his son. Marc looked at his hands, noticing he always slammed the same hand in the dresser drawer, and had left the other hand unharmed. Marc picked up the nearby axe with his injured hand and proceeded to chop off his unblemished hand. It took about four strokes, and while he chopped, Carl's face shifted from happiness to pure pleasure, then to blankness, and finally settled on one of blinding fear. Marc fell to the ground, clutching his wrist to his chest, waiting for his father to come out of the house and curse him to hell.
Awards Campaign:
Adapted from the story of the same name by Chris Adrian, "Promise Breaker" is a dark, sad, and ultimately haunting film about a non-traditional family coping with an unknown mental disease of a child which came about after the september 11h terrorist attacks. The story centers on Marc Radin, a father whose young son suffers from altered mental status, and the daily struggles he goes through trying to figure out why his son is bahaving this way, and how he can maintain his own sanity while trying to raise him. Marc lives in upstate New York with his father George, having moved there from New York City soon after the 9/11 attacks. The film is beautifully shot and features an impressive score composed by Keri Latimer, but the real power is in the acting. The script is well crafted, and the film is a brisk 80 minutes, but the real power comes from the performers themselves. Richard Kelly, who previously directed 2001's "Donnie Darko," pulls incredible performances out of the actors here, creating a world much like our own, only scarier. Kyle Chandler gives a heartbreaking performance as a loyal father who had his wife, and in a way his son, taken from him after the Sept, 11th attacks. Chandler plays the part to perfection, being broken and unbreakable in equal parts. His father is played by the legendary James Cromwell, who distances himself from his family in order to preserve his own sanity, while worrying about his sons. Michelle Forbes and Anthony Mackie are both good in their supporting turns, Forbes is especially powerful as a wife who may or may not have broken both her sons and husbands lives. But, Nathan Gamble is the real surprise here, pulling off a vicious performance as Carl, and the voices inside him, as he tries to break his father without realizing he's doing it. "Promise Breaker" is the most unique film yet about the 9/11 tragedy, and isn't afraid to show the true horrors of how the tragedy affected people on a mental level, no matter how young. It's a strange and frightening film that some could even classify as horror, but "Promise Breaker" features some of the most powerful performances of the year, as well as the story of a family you won't soon forget.
For Your Consideration
Best Picture
Best Director - Richard Kelly
Best Adapted Screenplay - Richard Kelly and Chris Adrian
Best Actor - Kyle Chandler
Best Supporting Actor - James Cromwell
Best Supporting Actor - Nathan Gamble
and
all other applicable awards
Adapted By: Richard Kelly & Chris Adrian
CAST
Marc Radin - Kyle Chandler
George Radin - James Cromwell
Carl Radin- Nathan Gamble
Tamara Radin - Michelle Forbes
Dr. Sandman - Anthony Mackie
Tagline: "Take up the broken promises and bind them whole again with blood."
Synopsis: Marc Radin stands in the kitchen of his 18th century farmhouse in upstate New York, staring at the toaster, waiting for the waffles to pop up. Ever since his son Carl had gotten sick, Marc and his father, George, had been splitting up meals so that one of them could have a break once a day. Carl had become ill shortly after his mother had left nine years earlier. his mother, Tamara, in the wake of the september 11th attacks, had decided she needed to find herself and had set off on a mission\ to somewhere unknown to anyone in her family, and had yet to return.
Carl's room looked just like any 12 year olds room. It was plastered in posters of boy bands, historical figures, engineering marvels and baseball players, and his sheets were patterned with the logo of the New York Jets. The only things out of the ordinary were the soft straps that restrained the boys arms and legs. Marc never knew when he entered his sons room if his son would be the one in the bed, or something else. Carl had most recently been diagnosed with "altered mental state," although no diagnosis had been conclusive. Carl often spoke to his father when he entered his room, but when he did, it was with dozens of voices that were not his own. He would tell his father how he wanted justice, how he needed the responsible to pay, how he needed their blood. the only way in which Mark knew to bring his son back from wherever he had gone was to slam his fingers in the bedside drawer. Carl's head would jolt upward and he would begin to cry, and Marc would have between one and three hours to be with his son. Some days they went into to the field behind their house to play catch, and other days they would play board games on the porch. Marc told his son that his disease just made him sleep a lot, so they couldn't go too far from the house in case he got tired. Carl never remembered any of the things the voices had said when he wasn't him, and Marc saw no need to frighten the boy. George didn't usually join them, he spent his time chopping wood and doing repairs around the house.
One day George and Marc got in a fight when Carl had gone away again and the voices had returned at the dinner table. The voices in Carl had demanded to know if George loved his grandson, had told him to prove it with a sacrifice of blood. George thought that Carl needed to go back to the hospital because he wasn't making progress, and that playing along with him wasn't helping. Marc disagreed, arguing that Carl had been staying longer every day. But one afternoon, while Marc was resting, George took Carl to the hospital and re-admitted him. Marc was furious until he sat in on one of Carl's session with child psychologist Dr. Sandman. Carl did nothing for twenty minutes but babble about broken promises, evil people, and his longing for blood and justice.
Carl stayed in the hospital for a couple more weeks, never revealing much to his doctors, and eventually the voices stopped showing themselves and the doctors released him. Marc was so ecstatic that he decided to take Carl out of the house and down to the park by the river in town. The last time Carl had been to town, he had screamed and screamed until Marc had taken him home. But this time, Carl sat quietly and talked to his father until they went home. Dinner was a success, with Marc, George, and Carl all cooking together. But right when everything seemed perfect, Carl called his father a Liar and started demanding justice. George got upset with himself for thinking Carl might have been cured and stormed off to bed. Marc put Carl in bed and went outside to go for a walk. He remembered that day nine years ago when everyone had left their jobs early, trying to get home as the world ended. He came home to Carl and Tamara holding hands watching the news coverage, the images on an endless loop. Carl was only four years old.
Marc was awoken in the middle of the night by a scream from Carl's bedroom. He raced in only to find Carl grinning at him, but it wasn't Carl, it was the voices. The voices demanded satisfaction, justice, and vengeance. They told him if he payed their blood price, they would give Carl back. So, Carl picked up his son and took him downstairs and straight out the front door, the voices laughing the whole way. Marc set him down on the woodpile and yelled at him, asked him what he wanted. The voices called him a promise breaker, said he hadn't become his better self, said he had failed his son. Marc looked at his hands, noticing he always slammed the same hand in the dresser drawer, and had left the other hand unharmed. Marc picked up the nearby axe with his injured hand and proceeded to chop off his unblemished hand. It took about four strokes, and while he chopped, Carl's face shifted from happiness to pure pleasure, then to blankness, and finally settled on one of blinding fear. Marc fell to the ground, clutching his wrist to his chest, waiting for his father to come out of the house and curse him to hell.
Awards Campaign:
Adapted from the story of the same name by Chris Adrian, "Promise Breaker" is a dark, sad, and ultimately haunting film about a non-traditional family coping with an unknown mental disease of a child which came about after the september 11h terrorist attacks. The story centers on Marc Radin, a father whose young son suffers from altered mental status, and the daily struggles he goes through trying to figure out why his son is bahaving this way, and how he can maintain his own sanity while trying to raise him. Marc lives in upstate New York with his father George, having moved there from New York City soon after the 9/11 attacks. The film is beautifully shot and features an impressive score composed by Keri Latimer, but the real power is in the acting. The script is well crafted, and the film is a brisk 80 minutes, but the real power comes from the performers themselves. Richard Kelly, who previously directed 2001's "Donnie Darko," pulls incredible performances out of the actors here, creating a world much like our own, only scarier. Kyle Chandler gives a heartbreaking performance as a loyal father who had his wife, and in a way his son, taken from him after the Sept, 11th attacks. Chandler plays the part to perfection, being broken and unbreakable in equal parts. His father is played by the legendary James Cromwell, who distances himself from his family in order to preserve his own sanity, while worrying about his sons. Michelle Forbes and Anthony Mackie are both good in their supporting turns, Forbes is especially powerful as a wife who may or may not have broken both her sons and husbands lives. But, Nathan Gamble is the real surprise here, pulling off a vicious performance as Carl, and the voices inside him, as he tries to break his father without realizing he's doing it. "Promise Breaker" is the most unique film yet about the 9/11 tragedy, and isn't afraid to show the true horrors of how the tragedy affected people on a mental level, no matter how young. It's a strange and frightening film that some could even classify as horror, but "Promise Breaker" features some of the most powerful performances of the year, as well as the story of a family you won't soon forget.
For Your Consideration
Best Picture
Best Director - Richard Kelly
Best Adapted Screenplay - Richard Kelly and Chris Adrian
Best Actor - Kyle Chandler
Best Supporting Actor - James Cromwell
Best Supporting Actor - Nathan Gamble
and
all other applicable awards