Oliver Sherman Page #2

Synopsis: Feeling lost and disconnected, with no family of his own, veteran Sherman Oliver sets out to the countryside in search of the soldier who saved him back in the war. That man, Franklin Page, has long since moved on - to a wife, two children, and a reliable job in a reliably safe and quiet rural town. Upon arriving, Sherman seems at first a harmless if awkward shell of a man. But as he inserts himself further into the Pages' life, he reveals himself to be an angry, unstable individual prone to great jealousy and deep resentment. The stability Franklin worked so hard to establish is soon threatened, and the violence he believed he'd left behind in the war begins to re-emerge and cloud over both the household and the town itself.
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Director(s): Ryan Redford
Production: Mongrel Media
  1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
Year:
2010
82 min
27 Views


You still got the

citation for bravery?

It's buried somewhere.

You shouldn't bury it.

Maybe not.

You think I could see

it when we go back?

I'd like to see it.

I guess so.

Franklin what

are you doing?

I'm just looking

for something.

I'm not dealing with those

kids if they wake up.

I will.

Go back to bed,

I'll be in in a minute.

foot steps

You found it?

Yeah.

There she is.

Oh,

can I hold it?

Sure.

You were so brave.

No, I just did what any

man would do,

or should.

None of the others did.

Well I was probably

more twitchy than them.

No.

You know what's funny?

What's that?

You still got your

medal in there;

I still got some

metal in here.

birds cawing

There's a little black

bug floating on the water;

Is there a card

with that?

Oh,

look at that!

I told you it's a hat.

So what brings you to

Klinebrook Sherman?

I heard Frank was here.

Oh.

How long you staying?

Well...

I haven't decided yet.

And you're in all the way

from the big city huh?

I guess.

What is it you do there?

Nothing much,

just a vet.

Oh yeah?

Oh our cat has

an eye infection,

maybe we should

have brought her.

I don't know anything

about no cats.

How you holding

up in there?

laugh

Fine,

just fine.

That smells good.

You need anything?

Actually you could take

these two plates of dogs

in there if

you don't mind.

Thanks,

Sherman.

I'll be in,

in a second.

children chattering

crash

God damn it!

Mother f***ing,

cock sucker!

baby cries

Happy birthday to you,

happy birthday to you,

happy birthday dear Jacob,

happy birthday to you.

cheer

foot steps

door creaking open

You okay?

I put ten bucks

in that jar there;

I figure those

words were...

worth at least that.

No,

that's too much.

It doesn't matter.

Thank you.

I'll show Jacob

in the morning.

It's strange...

seeing how you got

this whole life now;

It's like

nothing ever happened.

You're all civilized,

settled down now.

I've tried to anyway.

Is that what you want;

to settle down?

I don't know.

Maybe...

if I found a girl

that would have me

and civilian life,

everybody's so

smug and laced up,

visiting each other,

talking to each other,

little get-togethers.

You have to keep

telling yourself,

behave right,

if you don't some tired

ass son-of-a-b*tch

is going to...

son-of-a-gun -

sorry.

It's nice actually,

it's calm,

you'll see.

Sometimes it's like I'm...

leftovers...

put back together

with scotch tape

sent out in

the world again.

They say the universe

is infinite, right.

Well if it's infinite

why is there no

room in it for me?

There's room enough Sherman;

believe me there is.

Everything made more

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Ryan Redford

Ryan Redford is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for his debut feature film Oliver Sherman. He was a nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 32nd Genie Awards. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Redford studied film at York University. He wrote and directed several short films, including Murmur, The Unstrung Ear, Song of Wreckage and Lake, before working on Oliver Sherman. more…

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