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Directed by	Bobby Garabedian
Written by	Bobby Garabedian; William Zabka
Produced by	Bobby Garabedian; William Zabka
Starring	Vladimír Javorský; Linda Rybová; Ladislav Ondřej; Ester Geislerová; Brad Heller; Klára Issová
Cinematography	Michael FitzMaurice
Edited by	Kveto Hecko; Paul Petschek
Music by	John Debney
Release date	2003;
Running time	29 minutes
Country	Czech Republic

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Most (re-titled The Bridge in some countries) is a 2003 Czech live action short film directed by Bobby Garabedian, produced by Garabedian and American actor William Zabka and written by Garabedian and Zabka. The music score was created by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ).

Plot

Most is the story of a single Czech father who takes his eight-year-old son to work with him at the railroad drawbridge where he is the bridge tender.

In the beginning of the film, the boy meets a woman boarding a train who has a drug problem.

Back at the bridge, the father goes into the engine room, and tells his son to stay at the edge of the nearby lake. A ship comes, and the bridge is lifted. Though it is supposed to arrive an hour later, the train happens to arrive early. The son sees this, and tries to warn his father, who is not paying attention and thus unaware of the oncoming train. Just as the oncoming train approaches, the son falls into the drawbridge gearworks while attempting to lower the bridge, leaving the father with a horrific choice to either kill his son or allow the train to crash. The father chooses to lower the bridge, the gears crushing the boy. The people in the train are completely oblivious to the fact that a boy died trying to save them, other than the woman addicted to drugs that the boy had met the day before, who happened to look out her train window.

The movie ends with the man wandering a new city and meeting the former drug-addicted woman, holding a baby which resembles the dead child.

Christian meaning

The film can be seen as a metaphor of God the Father sacrificing his Son for the salvation of men (John 3:16). The fruits of this sacrifice are visible in the film in the young woman leaving her drug addictions and beginning a new life.

Main cast

Vladimír Javorský as Father
Ladislav Ondřej as Láďa
Linda Rybová as Troubled Girl
Chloe Wilson as Sad Person
Ester Geislerová as Ester
Brad Heller as Brad from America
Klára Issová as Pavlinka
John Lavachielli

Awards

2003 Sundance Film Festival: Official Selection^[1]
Palm Springs International 2003: Winner – Best of Festival^[2]
Maui Film Festival 2003: Winner – Best Short Film; Audience Award – Best Newcomers^[3]
Heartland Film Festival 2003: Winner – Crystal Heart Award^[3]
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

References

^ "Most | Archives | Sundance Institute". Retrieved 2 December 2013.
^ Mayberry, Carly. "'Cobra Kai' Star William Zabka Brings Character, Career Full Circle". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
^ ^a ^b Reed, Ron. "Most ("The Bridge")". ChristianityToday.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.

External links

Most at IMDb
Most on YouTube

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[1] "Most | Archives | Sundance Institute". Retrieved 2 December 2013.

[2] Mayberry, Carly. "'Cobra Kai' Star William Zabka Brings Character, Career Full Circle". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-24.

[CT-3] Reed, Ron. "Most ("The Bridge")". ChristianityToday.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.

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-'''''Most''''' (re-titled '''''The Bridge''''' in some countries) is a [[2003 in film|2003]] [[Czechoslovakia|Czech]] film directed by [[Bobby Garabedian]] and written and produced by American actor [[William Zabka]]. The music score was created by [[John Debney]] ([[Passion of the Christ]]).  It introduces three new characters, starring Vladimir Javorsky, Linda Rybova, and introducing Lada Ondrej.
+'''''Most''''' (re-titled '''''The Bridge''''' in some countries) is a 2003 [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[live action]] [[short film]] directed by [[Bobby Garabedian]], produced by Garabedian and American actor [[William Zabka]] and written by Garabedian and Zabka. The music score was created by [[John Debney]] (''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'').
 == Plot ==
-''Most'' is the story of a single father who takes his eight year-old son to work with him at the railroad drawbridge where he is the bridge tender. A day before, the boy meets a woman boarding a train, a drug abuser. At the bridge, the father goes into the engine room, and tells his son to stay at the edge of the nearby lake. A ship comes, and the bridge is lifted. Though it is supposed to arrive an hour later, the train happens to arrive.  The son sees this, and tries to warn his father, who is not able to see this. Just as the oncoming train approaches, his son falls into the drawbridge gear works while attempting to lower the bridge, leaving the father with a horrific choice. The father then lowers the bridge, the gears crushing the boy. The people in the train are completely oblivious to the fact a boy died trying to save them, other than the drug addict woman, who happened to look out her train window. The movie ends, with the man wandering a new city, and meets the woman, no longer a drug addict, holding a small baby.  The film draws Christian parallels with the sacrifice a young boy and his father make to that of God and Jesus. Other relevant narratives run in parallel, namely one of the female drug-addict, and they all meet at the climax of this tumultuous film. Critics gave rave reviews for this unique, subtle, and brilliantly produced work. Many reviewers had deep and moving reactions to the film. ''[[Christianity Today]]'' magazine called it “life changing.”
+''Most'' is the story of a single Czech father who takes his eight-year-old son to work with him at the railroad drawbridge where he is the bridge tender.
+In the beginning of the film, the boy meets a woman boarding a train who has a drug problem.
+Back at the bridge, the father goes into the engine room, and tells his son to stay at the edge of the nearby lake. A ship comes, and the bridge is lifted. Though it is supposed to arrive an hour later, the train happens to arrive early.  The son sees this, and tries to warn his father, who is not paying attention and thus unaware of the oncoming train. Just as the oncoming train approaches, the son falls into the drawbridge gearworks while attempting to lower the bridge, leaving the father with a horrific choice to either kill his son or allow the train to crash. The father chooses to lower the bridge, the gears crushing the boy. The people in the train are completely oblivious to the fact that a boy died trying to save them, other than the woman addicted to drugs that the boy had met the day before, who happened to look out her train window.
+The movie ends with the man wandering a new city and meeting the former drug-addicted woman, holding a baby which resembles the dead child.
+== Christian meaning ==
+The film can be seen as a metaphor of God the Father sacrificing his Son for the salvation of men (John 3:16). The fruits of this sacrifice are visible in the film in the young woman leaving her drug addictions and beginning a new life.
 == Main cast ==
+* [[Vladimír Javorský]] as Father
-* Bridge operator, father- [[Vladimir Javorsky]]
+* [[Ladislav Ondřej (actor)|Ladislav Ondřej]] as Láďa
-* His young son, named Lado- [[Lada Ondrej]]
-* Young woman- [[Linda Rybova]]
+* [[Linda Rybová]] as Troubled Girl
+* Chloe Wilson as Sad Person
+* [[Ester Geislerová]] as Ester
+* [[Brad Heller]] as Brad from America
+* [[Klára Issová]] as Pavlinka
+* [[John Lavachielli]]
 == Awards ==
-* [[Sundance Film Festival 2004]]: Official Selection{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}
+* [[2003 Sundance Film Festival]]: Official Selection<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.sundance.org/films/2890/most|title=Most &#124; Archives &#124; Sundance Institute|accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref>
+* Palm Springs International 2003: Winner – Best of Festival<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mayberry|first=Carly|title=‘Cobra Kai’ Star William Zabka Brings Character, Career Full Circle|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlymayberry/2021/01/03/cobra-kai-star-william-zabka-brings-character-career-full-circle/|access-date=2021-07-24|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>
-* Palm Springs International 2003: Winner ~ Best of Festival{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}
-* Maui Film Festival 2003: Winner - Best Short Film; Audience Award - Best Newcomers{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}
+* Maui Film Festival 2003: Winner – Best Short Film; Audience Award – Best Newcomers<ref name="CT">{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Ron|title=Most ("The Bridge")|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2003/januaryweb-only/most.html|access-date=2021-07-24|website=ChristianityToday.com|language=en}}</ref>
-* Heartland Film Festival 2003: Winner ~ Crystal Heart Award{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}
+* Heartland Film Festival 2003: Winner – Crystal Heart Award<ref name="CT" />
-* Zabka was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for Best Short Film.
+* Nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]].
-== External links ==
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
-* {{imdb title|0345672}}
-* [http://www.MostTheMovie.com Official Site]
+== External links ==
-{{Czechcinema}}
+* {{IMDb title|0345672}}
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVtKCd7Fyu4 Most] on [[YouTube]]
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