The Parting Shot

SYNOPSIS

Two old soldiers, confined in their twilight years to a bleak, low-income nursing home, rage against their mortality the only way they know how—by making war. Against each other. In this defiantly unsentimental comedy noir, we see these two uncouth characters transforming their liability—their age—into a weapon. Unleashing a series of attacks and reprisals on each other that make life hellish for the nursing home staff, the investigating cops and everyone else around them. The Parting Shot, starring Larry Hankin, culminates in a twist(ed) finale that leaves us with the supremely uplifting thought that nothing keeps you alive and alert like a murderous grudge.

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AWARDS AND SCREENINGS

  • Grand Jury Award, California Film Awards, 2015
  • Best Short Film, Sanford International Film Festival, 2015
  • Audience Award, Sanford International Film Festival, 2015
  • Best Short Film, Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, 2015
  • Milan International Film Festival, 2015
  • Rome International Film Festival, 2015
  • HollyShorts, 2015
  • Festival Brasil de Cinema Internacional, 2015
  • Sarasota International Film Festival, 2015
  • Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, 2015
  • Monaco Film Festival, 2015

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