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Redirected (2014)
Directed by Emilis Velyvis 
Written by Jonas Banys

Storyline:

Four friends - John, Ben, Tim and Michael - turned first-time robbers, get stranded in Eastern Europe through a series of misadventures and have to find their way back home.

Main Characters:

  1. MICHAEL - (hero)
  2. JOHN - (mentor)
  3. BEN, TIM - (ally)
  4. PAUL - (enemy)

Milestones (FIRST ACT):

  1. Ordinary World: Michael is one of the Palace's guards. He follows the rules and and has a lovely girlfriend.
  2. Meeting the Mentor/ Making Ally (00:06:00): Michael is taken by his friends as a truck driver of a robbery.
  3. Call for Adventure (00:18:00): Michael has to run away because he is being chased by murderers. His friends take him to Lithuania against his will.

Milestones (SECOND ACT):

  1. Set of Trial (00:24:00): Michael finds the money in the toilet flush. His friends are in a trap. Michael is mugged by the taxi driver on the way to the airport. Back at the hotel he is questioned by Paul and his mob. Michael gets rid of the mob but is chased by the cop who mugged him the night before. John gets rid of the handcuffs and run naked in town.
  2. Crossing the Second Threshold (00:45:00): Michael defeats locals that tried to bury him alive.
  3. Set of Trials (00:46:00): He finds the mugger to get his money back. Tim and Ben, chased by locals and gunshots, get out of the farm and into a bar fight.
  4. Belly of the Whale (01:10:00): Each of the them are at the worst situation possible, with no hope of escaping. John is rescued - he and two prostitutes are chased by Paul. Michael and John are surrounded by the mob. Tim and Ben call and tell where the ring is: the wedding party.
  5. The Ultimate Boon (01:24:00): During the wedding party the mob shows up looking for the ring. A lot of shooting.
  6. Resurrection with the Elixir (01:31:00): Michael and his friends jump into the river to escape the Lithuanian farmers. They arrive in Russia.
Final Feedback:

The film is very shallow. The movie suggests a sequel and for this reason there is no resolution, nor return threshold. They enter a new Special World.
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