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Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
To Save One's Self
2012 0h 13m EN
DramaHorror
Synopsis
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The comforts of home are sacred, sweet and beloved. Mark had all of that... a beautiful wife, an angelic daughter, a purpose. His role was simple: To provide and protect. There was just one problem. Mark never learned how to stand up for himself. He lacked self-confidence and avoided confrontation for his entire life. For the most part, his fears went unnoticed and he was able to cloak his nervousness, until the day that everything around him changed. Mark finds himself in the middle of a very dark and terrifying predicament and is left with only one choice. He can stand up and fight, or lay down and die.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Tommy Douglas
Mark
Meagan Buggey
Mary
Gracyn Shinyei
Lizzie
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Matthew Campbell
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
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The take
Matthew Campbell directs. Ian Arber scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 14 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Original score by Ian Arber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Tommy Douglas and Meagan Buggey and Gracyn Shinyei carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt2217988 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Original score
- Ian Arber
- Runtime
- 13 min · 0h 13m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- zombie
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-01-01
