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The offer is a short film by talented up and coming director Winnifred Jong and stars Hugh Dillon & Sergio Di Zio all of whom have worked together before on the highly acclaimed series Flashpoint.
Sergio plays Gabe a door-to-door salesman who is trying to get people to buy of all things in this day and age encyclopedias without much success as the opening scene sees him trying to engage with people he meets on the street only to be completely ignored, Hugh who plays Richard enters the plot raising from bed in a house where all his belongings are packed into boxes with no explanation as to why.
With a knock at the door Gabe within seconds charms his way into Richard's home assuring him that his books will answer all the questions he has ever wished to know the answer to, and here these two actors under Winnie's superb direction excel and during this funny and touching scene they leave you without a doubt feeling the strong chemistry between these two total strangers and although at that point in time you can't put your finger on why you just know they have a strong connection and have met for a serious reason.
This film is beautifully filmed, highly emotional and flows flawlessly making 10 minutes fly by but you MUST watch it a couple of times to see the little subtle glimpses of brilliance that makes you realise all is not what it seems, the phone has a dialling tone but isn't connected, the only person that can see Gabe is Richard and why at the end of the film apart from the boxes and an empty ashtray there is no indication that there has ever been anyone there.
That's when it hits you, the actual reason for all the boxes and that I will leave you to work out for yourself but remember Gabe has come to help him with the parting line "It won't be long now".
This film is beautifully written, superbly acted and will make you cry.
It is a MUST SEE film and I have no doubt there are more awesome films to come from this extremely talented lady.
The offer is a short film by talented up and coming director Winnifred Jong and stars Hugh Dillon & Sergio Di Zio all of whom have worked together before on the highly acclaimed series Flashpoint.
Sergio plays Gabe a door-to-door salesman who is trying to get people to buy of all things in this day and age encyclopedias without much success as the opening scene sees him trying to engage with people he meets on the street only to be completely ignored, Hugh who plays Richard enters the plot raising from bed in a house where all his belongings are packed into boxes with no explanation as to why.
With a knock at the door Gabe within seconds charms his way into Richard's home assuring him that his books will answer all the questions he has ever wished to know the answer to, and here these two actors under Winnie's superb direction excel and during this funny and touching scene they leave you without a doubt feeling the strong chemistry between these two total strangers and although at that point in time you can't put your finger on why you just know they have a strong connection and have met for a serious reason.
This film is beautifully filmed, highly emotional and flows flawlessly making 10 minutes fly by but you MUST watch it a couple of times to see the little subtle glimpses of brilliance that makes you realise all is not what it seems, the phone has a dialling tone but isn't connected, the only person that can see Gabe is Richard and why at the end of the film apart from the boxes and an empty ashtray there is no indication that there has ever been anyone there.
That's when it hits you, the actual reason for all the boxes and that I will leave you to work out for yourself but remember Gabe has come to help him with the parting line "It won't be long now".
This film is beautifully written, superbly acted and will make you cry.
It is a MUST SEE film and I have no doubt there are more awesome films to come from this extremely talented lady.