Most / The Bridge

Scenes from the short film “Most”, the story of a bridge operator who is forced to choose between the life of the son he loves dearly and a train filled with people.

Most (re-titled The Bridge in some countries) is a 2003 Czech film directed by Bobby Garabedian and written and produced by American actor William Zabka. The music score was created by John Debney (Passion of the Christ).

“Most” A simple but beautiful and profound story, MOSTquietly stuns audiences everywhere it plays; received an Academy Award Nomination for Best Live-Action Short Film.

Amazing video about a bridge keeper who is forced to choose between either saving his son or saving a train full of people. How much more must God love you and me!

Story:

A father and son love each other very much. Stargazing or enjoying tea together, the two are nearly inseparable. One day, Lada, the son, asks his father if he can join him at the bridge. The bridge is where the father works as an operator, raising a drawbridge when a boat must pass and lowering it when the train arrives. On the one day that Lada joins his father at work, a train arrives early. Lada tries to alert his father that the train is early, but his father cannot hear him. Father is away, inspecting some machinery. So, the boy rushes to throw the switch manually, enabling the drawbridge to drop and let the train safely pass. But, by the time the father discovers the problem, Lado has accidentally fallen into the drawbridge wheel and pulley mechanisms. The father must make a choice. Save his son and let the train wreck. Or, lower the bridge, save the train and sacrifice his son to the crushing wheels.

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