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Gone
Matthew Thompson
average rating from 18 members 
       
drama | 2003 | South East | 10 min
Published 22 Dec 04
Whilst in a druken stupor at a teenage party, a boy is witness to a horrific event.
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A boy gets chatting to a girl at a party. She is someone he knows vaguely from school but has never taken the time to talk to before. Realising how horribly drunk he is, he decides to go and sober up a bit. In his search for a space away from the hectic party he chances upon a group of older lads who give him a spliff. He passes out and comes to later to find the lads have returned and with them is a semi-conscious girl – the girl from earlier.

The boy is unable to intervene as the boys take advantage of the girl’s state and rape her. In the morning he is filled with remorse and sorrow for his lack of action. When the girl wakes up he is sitting beside her and she assumes they have had sex. She confides in him that it was her first time and she is ashamed that she was so drunk that she can’t remember anything. The boy comforts her and she says that she is glad that it was with him. She goes out to the bathroom and the boy runs away – overcome by the enormity of the lie he has become a part of.
crew
  • director Matthew Thompson
  • writer Lucy Moore
  • producer Miranda Robinson
  • editor Adam Rudd
  • sound Andrew Rowe
  • music Russ Jones
  • director of photography David Langan
  • casting Abi Cohen
  • production designer Jason Carlin
  • cast
    • Boy Danny Young
    • Girl Pippa Moss
    • Rapist 1 Michael Mooney
    • Rapist 2 James Drohan
    • Rapist 3 Donnie Utton
    • Interviewer Matthew Thompson
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    © 2003 Matthew Thompson

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    comment by Chris  Smith
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    posted Mar 7, 2005

    This has to be the best short film made.
    The story line is excellent, original and covers a scary issue. I hope for the best success for Matthew Thompson and the leading actors Pippa Moss and Danny Young.

    comment by Nick  Barrett
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    posted Jan 2, 2008

    A dark, moving little film that really pulls the emotions thanks to Danny Young's superbly subtle performance (and excellent direction from Mathew Thompson!) and an entirely appropriate closing track. It deals with a particularly unpleasant theme sensitively and is full of lost innocence and sadness, make something like Skins look flashy and repulsive....

    comment by Sarah  Hutchings
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    posted May 7, 2007

    I agree with previous comments: it's an excellent film and Matthew's direction is original and exciting. Could I also though put in a word for writer Lucy Moore? It's her original idea and script that make this such an accomplished piece. Sometimes writers get forgotten and let's face it, it's the strength of the story that determines the resonance of a narrative piece like this.

    comment by Roger  Goldsmith
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    posted Jul 13, 2006

    An excellent short. Without reading the synopsis I thought it would end very differently. But there was redemption in the story. Which was uplifting given the horrific content of the piece.

    comment by Jesse  Malone
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    posted Feb 25, 2006

    Overall, I found it compelling and the acting was faultless and authentic - the only thing I felt about this film was that the boundaries could have been pushed on the rape scene to really send the message home (eg Irreversible) - I'd like to see more risk-taking from ths Director - shows real promise - thank you.

    Jesse  Malone is Casting Director and a member of Film Network's Industry Panel.
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