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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Most
| name = Most
| image = Most FilmPoster.jpeg
| director = [[Bobby Garabedian]]
| director = [[Bobby Garabedian]]
| image = Most FilmPoster.jpeg
| writer = Bobby Garabedian<br />[[William Zabka]]
| producer = [[Bobby Garabedian]]<br />[[William Zabka]]
| producer = Bobby Garabedian<br />William Zabka
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| starring = [[Vladimír Javorský]]<br />[[Linda Rybová]]<br />[[Ladislav Ondřej (actor)|Ladislav Ondřej]]<br />[[Ester Geislerová]]<br />[[Brad Heller]]<br />[[Klára Issová]]
| eproducer =
| aproducer =
| writer = [[Bobby Garabedian]]<br />[[William Zabka]]
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| starring = [[Vladimír Javorský]]<br />[[Linda Rybova]]<br />[[Ladislav Ondrej (actor)|Ladislav Ondrej]]<br />[[Ester Geislerová]]<br />[[Brad Heller]]<br />[[Klara Issova]]
| music = [[John Debney]]
| cinematography = [[Michael FitzMaurice]]
| cinematography = [[Michael FitzMaurice]]
| editing = [[Kveto Hecko]]<br />[[Paul Petschek]]
| editing = [[Kveto Hecko]]<br />[[Paul Petschek]]
| distributor =
| music = [[John Debney]]
| released = 2003
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2003}}
| runtime = 29 minutes
| runtime = 29 minutes
| country = Czech Republic
| country = Czech Republic
| language =
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'''''Most''''' (re-titled '''''The Bridge''''' in some countries) is a 2003 [[Czech Republic|Czech]] film directed by [[Bobby Garabedian]] and written and produced by Garabedian and American actor [[William Zabka]]. The music score was created by [[John Debney]] (''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'').
'''''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 ==
== Plot ==

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''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. 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 currently not paying attention and is unaware of the oncoming train. 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 a woman, holding a small baby. Other relevant narratives run in parallel, namely one of the female drug-addict, and they all meet at the climax of this tumultuous film.
''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.

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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 ==
== Main cast ==
* [[Vladimír Javorský]] as Father
* [[Vladimír Javorský]] as Father
* [[Lada Ondrej]] as Láďa
* [[Ladislav Ondřej (actor)|Ladislav Ondřej]] as Láďa
* [[Linda Rybova]] as Troubled Girl
* [[Linda Rybová]] as Troubled Girl
* Chloe Wilson as Sad Person
* Chloe Wilson as Sad Person
* [[Ester Geislerová]] as Ester
* [[Ester Geislerová]] as Ester
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== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* [[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>
* [[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" />
* Nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]].
* Nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]].


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0345672}}
* {{IMDb title|0345672}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVtKCd7Fyu4 Most] on [[YouTube]]


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Latest revision as of 05:55, 1 December 2024

Most
Directed byBobby Garabedian
Written byBobby Garabedian
William Zabka
Produced byBobby Garabedian
William Zabka
StarringVladimír Javorský
Linda Rybová
Ladislav Ondřej
Ester Geislerová
Brad Heller
Klára Issová
CinematographyMichael FitzMaurice
Edited byKveto Hecko
Paul Petschek
Music byJohn Debney
Release date
  • 2003 (2003)
Running time
29 minutes
CountryCzech Republic

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

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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

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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

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Awards

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References

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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.
  3. ^ a b Reed, Ron. "Most ("The Bridge")". ChristianityToday.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
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