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Sun, Jun 20 7:15 pm Laemmle Sunset Theatre 2 |
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Thu, Jun 24 7:15 pm Laemmle Pasadena |
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UNKNOWN SOLDIER
Preceded By: CHINESE DREAM
USA, 2004, 78 min
Program Running Time: 91 min
Color
DIR: Ferenc Toth
Writer: Ferenc Toth
Producer: Sean Bachrodt
Cinematographer: Steve Carillo, Louis Armada
Editor: Frank Reynolds, Sam Neave
Music: Peter Calandra
Cast: Carl Louis, Postell Pringle, Carl Garrison, Layla Edwards, Randy Clark
Director Ferenc Toth’s powerful debut follows Ellison, an ordinary 18-year-old fighting for his life in a war no one notices. Eschewing sentimentalism for straightforward, rock-solid storytelling, Unknown Soldier begins with Ellison, a whip-smart Harlem kid with no greater concern than the battle to get in his headstrong girlfriend’s pants. Then, one fateful morning his life is turned upside down and he soon finds himself out on the streets. Marooned with only a backpack and his meager part-time wages, Ellison’s options dwindle as steadily as his invitations to crash on friends’ couches. Newcomer Carl Louis is terrific as the prideful Ellison, who, despite his circumstances, bravely refuses to give up on himself.
[Please note that the short film Chinese Dream will NOT screen with Unknown soldier at the Laemmle Pasadena Playhouse 7 Cinemas on Thursday, June 24. Instead, on that day, there will be a free screening of Chinese Dream at the Directors Guild of America at 6:00 pm.]