The Oath
Synopsis
A prisoner is found unconscious in his cell after an attempted suicide. The prison doctor is called to resuscitate the man and has to confront an ethical dilemma. The film is based on real-life events in an Oklahoma prison in 1995. This short is also a very surreal expression of a painfully realistic story.
- Director/writer: Tjebbo Penning
- Cast: Serge-Henri Valcke, Frank Ogilvie, Johan Ooms
- Production: Phanta Film
- Sales agent: Phanta Film
Awards & Nominations:
Best short, Internationales FilmFest Emden 1997; Airone D’oro, Montecatini terme; Spectators award, Capalbio Int. Short Film Festival;
Best actor, Avanca 1997; Nomination Best Short film, Nomination NPS-prize Dutch Film Festival; First prize film, Antalya, Turkey 1997; Best short, cine de Huesca 1998, Spain; Mention de jury, Fantasporto 1998; International Grand Prix, Odense Film Festival 1998; Special Honour of the Jury, Short Film Festival Iranian Young Cinema Society 1998