Six shooter
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Six shooter |
| Country of production | Ireland |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 27 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Martin McDonagh |
| script | Martin McDonagh |
| production |
Kenton Allen Mia Bays |
| camera | Baz Irvine |
| cut | Nicolas Gester |
| occupation | |
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Six Shooter is a 2004 Irish short film .
action
Donnelly's wife died in an accident. Donnelly gets on a train to go home and sits next to a boy who engages him in conversation. When Donnelly gets up, the boy is talking to a married couple whose child died of sudden infant death syndrome. The boy upsets the couple by blaming them for the baby's death. The husband gets up and follows Donnelly to complain to him about the boy. At the same time, the boy continues talking to the woman, who is so distraught that she accidentally tears up the baby's picture when she tries to get up. This seems to finish her off as she throws herself off the train to her death.
Donnelly returns. The boy tells him that the woman jumped. He also tells the husband when he comes back. The husband does not believe him and goes in search of his wife. Donnelly notices the blood on the train window and pulls the emergency brake. The train stops, the two men learn the terrible truth. The police start looking for the body and the train can continue. The boy waves to the officers, who then become suspicious and chase the train.
The boy tells Donnelly a story about an exploding cow. Despite the circumstances, Donnelly still finds him likeable. The train stops again and this time the boy who is responsible for the death of his own mother shoots from the train at the police officers. The boy is hit several times by the police, but has not met any of the officers himself. The boy dies in Donnelly's arms, who takes the boy's gun with two bullets left and goes home.
At home, Donnelly is ready to commit suicide with the boy's gun. He's about to pull the trigger when he remembers his wife's pet rabbit. He shoots the animal so that it doesn't have to be left alone. Donnelly is about to pull the trigger again when the gun falls down and the last shot is fired. Donnelly is frustrated and curses the day.
Reviews
Neil Genzlinger of the New York Times described the film as a black, subtle comedy.
Awards
In 2006 the film received an Oscar in the Best Short Film category.
Other prizes were the audience award at the Leuven International Short Film Festival , the British Independent Film Award , an award at the Cork International Film Festival , the festival award at the Foyle Film Festival and the Irish Film and Television Award for best short film. For the IFTA Award, Martin McDonagh was also nominated for best talent. It was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for best short film .
background
The film premiered on October 14, 2004 at the Cork International Film Festival .
Filming took place in Waterford, Ireland and County Wicklow. The crew could film between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on a real train.
The playwright Martin McDonagh made his directorial debut with this film.
Web links
- Six Shooter in the Internet Movie Database (English)