The Cunning

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11.11.18
Mt View ShowPlace ICON Theatre & Kitchen #1 Sat, Aug 26, 2023 2:30 PM
November 11, 1918, somewhere on the western front. A German pilot barely survives a crash near a trench. He will have to hide his identity and find a way to leave the trench and join his camp. But his enemies are starting to suspect something…
11.11.18
Mt View ShowPlace ICON Theatre & Kitchen #3 Mon, Aug 28, 2023 4:15 PM
November 11, 1918, somewhere on the western front. A German pilot barely survives a crash near a trench. He will have to hide his identity and find a way to leave the trench and join his camp. But his enemies are starting to suspect something…
Film Info
Type of Film/Event:Short
Runtime (minutes):13
Genre:Drama
Original Language:English
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Gemma Arterton
Bethany Asher
Director:Alexandra Maher
Executive Producer:Sarah Bryan-Omosebi ... executive producer Erland Cooper ... executSarah Bryan-Omosebi
Ann Ewan
Rob Ewan
Marijus Pikelis
Producer(s):Emory Ruegg
Screenwriter:Alexandra Maher
Cinematography:Erland Cooper
Music By:David Wright
Editor:Rebecca Lloyd

Description

Precedes the feature film "11.11.18"


A teenager with Down's syndrome helps herself, and others, to escape from accusations of witchcraft. 1724 Dolly is locked up in a cell with her mother, sentenced to be tarred, feathered and burned. Elizabeth, though, has a plan for escape. Dolly fakes her own death and Elizabeth has her shackles unlocked. However, the Witchfinder soon arrives and declares that Dolly’s body can still be paraded and burned. Elizabeth offers an ultimate sacrifice to save her daughter but Dolly takes matters into her own hands at this point. She ‘rises’ from the dead, frightening the Witchfinder and his henchmen. They look on, petrified, as Dolly demonstrates a vanishing trick with a piece of straw. She herds them into a corner of the cell, takes the key and escapes with Elizabeth, locking their captors into the cell behind them. As they run through fields to unlock more cells and set others free, a marksman who is patrolling the area shoots at Dolly. She closes her eyes, expecting death. Miraculously, though, a bird swoops in front of her and takes the hit.