The story of a perilous journey and the lost "good soul" who gets rescued by a brave ghost is not new. I've seen at least 4 similar movies; "Saints and Soldiers" is one of them. There is also the same twist in "Gravity".
It's a well produced short-film; good acting and beautiful photography. But the tale itself is quite casual, since Dickens' "Christmas Carol". There are also unrealistic elements regarding the whole electrical systems failure sequence.
However, it is quite emotional and touching, under the perspective of the myth of "the shepherd", especially during Christmas time, hence the point of this film. Yet it only stays this way - and maybe this is the scope of producing a short film, after all.
In all, I liked the film. It seems, however, that it's only for a "nice afternoon break", rather than watching a movie. Sweet and romantic in its own right, including a good cast, very realistic shots and overall production. But still, I have to insist on wondering why the producers chose to film a novel, instead of just leaving the novel as it is, or maybe expand the concept further, adding plot, characters and a more easy-to-relate, modern aspect of the same old educative myth.
It's a well produced short-film; good acting and beautiful photography. But the tale itself is quite casual, since Dickens' "Christmas Carol". There are also unrealistic elements regarding the whole electrical systems failure sequence.
However, it is quite emotional and touching, under the perspective of the myth of "the shepherd", especially during Christmas time, hence the point of this film. Yet it only stays this way - and maybe this is the scope of producing a short film, after all.
In all, I liked the film. It seems, however, that it's only for a "nice afternoon break", rather than watching a movie. Sweet and romantic in its own right, including a good cast, very realistic shots and overall production. But still, I have to insist on wondering why the producers chose to film a novel, instead of just leaving the novel as it is, or maybe expand the concept further, adding plot, characters and a more easy-to-relate, modern aspect of the same old educative myth.