The Saviour (2005)

Director:

Peter Templeman

Writer:

Peter Templeman

Genre:

Short | Drama

Plot:

A young Church elder struggles with his faith when the married woman he has been seeing breaks off their relationship.

Plot Keywords:

Church | Love | Missionary | Obsession | Mormon

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Tom Feary-Campbell	...	Malcolm (as Thom Campbell)
Susan Prior	...	Carmel
Rhys Muldoon	...	Tony
David Somerville	...	Paul
Nicholas Hammond	...	Pastor
Robin Goldsworthy	...	Todd
Michael Booth	...	Chuck
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sarah Frost	...	Mother with Baby
Adam J. Yeend	...	Mormon Elder

Directed by
Peter Templeman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Peter Templeman

Produced by
Stuart Parkyn	....	producer

Original Music by
Jessica Wells

Cinematography by
David Hawkins

Film Editing by
Matthew Walker

Production Design by
Zoë Finch

Art Direction by
Mitchell Seeto

Makeup Department
Dakota Matich	....	key hair stylist
Dakota Matich	....	key makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eamon Barling	....	additional assistant director
Matt Enfield	....	first assistant director
Josh Mawer	....	second assistant director

Camera and Electrical Department
Nicola Daley	....	additional photographer
Judd Overton	....	camera operator
Juliet Young	....	clapper loader

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Inka Sherman	....	costume supervisor

Other crew
Peter Millynn	....	production executive
Wayne Pleace	....	safety report writer

Production Companies

• Australian Film, Television and Radio School

Distributors

• Magnolia Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• AFTRS (2005) (Australia) (DVD)

Runtime:

Australia:17 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Epping, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Australian Film, Television and Radio School

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)

Making Fun Of Mormon Missionaries

Well, here we go with another example of slamming a religion where it's politically-correct to do so by a hypocritical filmmaker. In this case, it's the Mormon church. It's either them, the Catholics or the Protestants.....everyone else is off-limits due to "sensitivity." However, when it comes to slamming the above folks, PC goes out the window. Try doing a hatchet job like this - showing a Mormon missionary going door-to-door while at the same time he's trying to have sex with a married woman - but having a Buddhist doing it, or a Jew or Muslim. Hey, that might be "offensive," but Mormons....hey, that's okay.

Of course, this got nominated for an Academy Award. That fits in with the rest of Hollywood's secular agenda. And - no, by the way, I am NOT a Mormon, but I found this extremely offensive, and that includes the ending. The director of this film should stick to cartoons, something he's better at doing. His agenda in here, making Mormons look like fools, is obvious. What motivates a writer to do this? Hate?

I also found it laughable and typical to see another example of these secular filmmakers don't even bother to check the faiths they slam. Here, the leader is called "pastors" which Mormons do not do and, of course, the leader is shown to be some nasty hard-ass. That is so typical of these hate-filled atheists who make films. Hey guys, at least do your homework.