In order to extort the property, Aron arranges a sexual relationship with John, and after achieving the goal, he gets rid of her. Aron escapes legal punishment, but he is tormented by visions. The crucified Aron, left outside the cemetery, searches for a way out in vain.
Review by Andie Kay:
Betrayal and toxic relationships. We’ve all experienced one in our lifetime. When a shady caregiver sees an opportunity to take advantage of his change and seduce him, he is haunted by the result of his own actions.
Directed by George Tkemaladze and written by Luka Mchedlishvili. This short film is intriguing and suspenseful. The beginning leads you to believe this is a happy, healthy relationship but then you see the ulterior motives of the caregiver/boyfriend and that’s when things really start getting sinister. I genuinely liked the premise of the story and felt it was a great plot to have this self-serving antagonist presenting this facade so he could take advantage of the protagonist and his wealth. There were areas where I feel things could have been conveyed more clearly, it was unclear why our protagonist needed a caregiver. It might have been more straightforward to just call him a boyfriend.
Working with a limited film budget is always challenging and I feel the filmmakers did a good job here. Luka Mchedlishvili assisted Joseph De Cross with the cinematography aspect and there were several creative camera angles used. The score for the film by Eddie Torres was absolutely perfect. He did such a wonderful job in finding the emotion through the music to help sell each of the scenes.
One thing that did surprise me was the end credits. Yes, I am that geeky that I watch the end credits. There were no cast credits and the two leading actors were never mentioned. The only actor mentioned was the lawyer at the very beginning. It remains a mystery as to who our leads were.
