Directed by:
David M. RosenthalScreenplay:
Matthew F. JonesCinematography:
Eduard GrauComposer:
Atli ÖrvarssonCast:
Sam Rockwell, Jeffrey Wright, Kelly Reilly, Jason Isaacs, Joe Anderson, Ophelia Lovibond, Ted Levine, William H. Macy, W. Earl Brown, Amy Sloan, A.C. Peterson (more)Plots(1)
In the pale blue light of dawn, John Moon leaves his trailer along with his dog and a shotgun. As he makes his way into the wooded mountains, he passes a sign prohibiting hunting and fishing. He takes aims at a deer in a thicket and misses once before raising his gun again.
Shortly afterwards, a young woman lies dying in the mud, and Moon finds a letter and a large sum of money. From this point on, the hunter has become the hunted.
David M. Rosenthal's A Single Shot tells the story of how the panicky cover-up of a hunting accident descends into a seemingly never-ending nightmare. John Moon, played with dedication by Sam Rockwell, finds himself cornered like a wounded animal by rednecks, criminals and dodgy lawyers as he desperately tries to undo the past, win back the wife and child who left him and regain a foothold on his father's lost farm.
The camera's long focal depth narrows out the spaces to effectively trap the actors within them, just as the bleak winter colours intensify the impression of being in the grip of a nightmare so all-consuming that your legs seem to buckle beneath you.
(Berlinale)
Soundtracks
A Single Shot
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Kronos Records
Year: 2013
Country: Malta
Format: CD
Length: 42:27
| 1. | A Single Shot | Atli Örvarsson | 01:06 |
| 2. | Opening | Atli Örvarsson | 03:20 |
| 3. | Remembering | Atli Örvarsson | 04:20 |
| 4. | The John Moon Variations: Movement 1 The Shot | Atli Örvarsson | 07:00 |
| 5. | The John Moon Variations: Movement 2 Late Night Call | Atli Örvarsson | 08:30 |
| 6. | The John Moon Variations: Movement 3 Showdown | Atli Örvarsson | 09:45 |
| 7. | Finale | Atli Örvarsson | 08:26 |