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Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Bye Bye Sally
2009 0h 15m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
Thriller
Synopsis
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Life has been cruel to Sally Grimshaw and she has had enough. It's time to end it all. In a last ditch effort to save herself she calls a suicide hot-line and is persuaded to come in and see one of their mental health counsellors - Mr. Vincent. But Mr. Vincent has no intention of talking her out of killing herself. In fact, he runs a service that matches suicidal clients with potential hits. I mean, if you're going to kill yourself you might as well take out some human scum at the same time. At first she refuses, but life is never going to be kind to Sally and she finally agrees - she's in. Sally is faced with the moment of truth when she has to perform the hit. And it is always in such moments that we discover a truth about ourselves. And in such a moment, Sally discovers a reason to live.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Malin Akerman
Sally Grimshaw
Paolo Seganti
Mr Vincent
Stella Seganti
Little Melissa
Pia Akerman
Screaming Woman
Troy Ruptash
John Doe
Roberto Zincone
Crony #1
Mario Pagliarulo
Crony #2
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Paul Leyden
- Writers
- Lisa Mannetti, Paul Leyden
- Languages
- English
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The take
Paul Leyden directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 3Released 17 years ago.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Malin Akerman and Paolo Seganti and Stella Seganti carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt1340086 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 15 min · 0h 15m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $40,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Paul Leyden
Trailers & featurettes
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What people are saying
- Chris★ 9/10
Bye Bye Sally is a dark comedy-thriller short film starring the beautifully talented Malin Åkerman as Sally Grimshaw. This film was refreshing, captivating, and distinct. The story was intriguing with a unique kind of twist on 'suicide prevention' and 'hired hitman'. Malin's performance as Sally was convincing and absolutely dynamic. Just further proof of how talented an actress she is. This was a fun and enjoyable film, a highly recommended watch.
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- restaurant
- dark comedy
- suicide hotline
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2009-04-01PG-13
