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October Martyr (The)

Country: United States, Language: English, 15 mins

  • Director: Robert Tiemstra
  • Writer: Jacob Davison
  • Producer: James Canellos, Jacob Davidson, Iris Engle, Robert Tiemstra

CGiii Comment

'Amateur dramatics' comes immediately to mind!


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The(ir) Blurb...

Follows an Inspector who hands down summary executions on a daily basis for a totalitarian regime. One day, he encounters a citizen who he cannot get rid of, no matter how many times he sentences them to die.

Cast & Characters

Ed Hughes (as Officer Gates)
Jesse Merlin (as Inspector Wilson)
Berkeley Pickell (as The Voice of the Nation)
Kelly Quinn (as Officer Rook)
Matthew Tiemstra (as Leonard)
Zoe Yale (as Jack)