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5.2/10   23 votes
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Director:
Andrew Mandapat
Writer:
Andrew Mandapat (writer)
Genre:
Short | Crime more
Tagline:
Three People. Three Agendas. One Outcome
Plot:
NED and his mistress CHARLIE steal from a bank. For the couple, the next step to paradise is to kill his unsuspecting wife SONORA. What ensues is a triple cross revealing a trail of greed, betrayal and murder. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Gregory Pedemonte ... Ned
Sarah Korda ... Charlie
Stephanie Lytle ... Sonora
John Mercer ... Kanesworth
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:18 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:Not Rated
Filming Locations:
Crockett, California, USA more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Perfect Film Noir, 19 December 2005
10/10
Author: trtw818 from United States

"Siren", a movie directed and written by Andrew Mandapat and produced by Chris Lieber, Debra Mitchell, and Gary Pinyan, has the dynamics and the potential to become a feature length film. This short film is a perfect example of a film noir. The theme and the story line goes hand in hand. It has suspense, comedy, and action at the same time. It teaches one not to trust seedy and manipulative people. This is a well casted film with good actors (4 in all). I believe the black/white concept was used perfectly. Smooth, encompassing, mind-boggling, and most of all, entertaining. Andrew succeeded in making the story compelling, dark, and comprehensible to the viewers. The main actor, Ned (played by Gregory Pedemonte), is also the narrator. According to the film's director, "the themes of deception, greed, lust, and existential nihilism in those film noir classics informed every frame of this film. The challenge of telling a sufficiently dark, twisted noir plot within the conventions of a short movie was a dare that both the cast and production crew of this project could not resist." I couldn't have agreed more. A short-film that is a must see.

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