"The Gun" is a powerful dramatic thriller documenting a brief moment in the "life" of one gun and the people who desperately must have it. Having the gun is a right, but at what price?
"The Gun", a new film by internationally acclaimed director Vladimir Alenikov, is a quite unique. Filmed in real time (90 minutes) and shot in only fifteen scenes with no cuts' the complex choreography and brilliant camerawork puts the audience in the middle of the action and makes the actors' performances look absolutely natural. Innovative and compelling, "The Gun" is far more than a frantic dash through the seedy alleys and strip clubs of Los Angeles - it is a journey through the minds of people so desperate in their pursuit of happiness that they are ready to kill for it.—Guy Botham
The Gun uses steady-cam cinematography in a series of un-cut scenes to paint vivid images of the fate of various people who come into possession of a deadly weapon -- the gun. A taxi driver, Jack Forbes, is overwhelmed with the pace of life in his urban workplace and decides to purchase a second-hand gun for his and his family's protection. Nearby, a young slacker, Jeremiah Hassamer, is unceremoniously booted to the street by his stripper girlfriend. These two seemingly unrelated events explosively careen together in The Gun.
