Synopsis/Details
Duty to family or duty to country; what would you choose?
CALLING OUT TO TOMMY is a war drama that explores differing moralities and perspectives of what is wrong and right. Conscripted soldier Tommy Smith deserts his unit when he receives the bittersweet news that his wife, Evie, has given birth but his sick mother has only six weeks to live. Gerhard Garver, a patriotic German PoW, escapes during an air raid and allies himself with Tommy to better his own chances of survival. A relentless pursuit across war-torn France begins, led by Sargent Harold Philips, who abandons orders to satisfy his own personal agenda.
All choices come with consequences; a lesson that all three men will soon learn.
All Accolades & Coverage
Shore Scripts 2016 quarter-finals.
A selection of coverage comments from Industrial Scripts:
"Enormous commercial potential."
"Complex characters with interesting arcs."
"A solid depiction of a country ravaged by war."
"Formatted clearly and professionally."
"Well written action sequences."
"The pace is, without a doubt, propulsive."
"Dialogue is well written."
"Tone is a solid match for the material and the writer has done an effective job capturing the ruined world and bleak war-time lives of the characters."
"Well written, overall, and challenges morality."
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Escape
Story Situation:
Self-sacrifice for an ideal
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Duty
Cast Size:
Few
Locations:
Several
Special Effects:
Aerial image effects, Blood, Bullet time, Minor pyrotechnics
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Male Adult
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Villian Type:
Authority Figure, Bully
Advanced
Action Elements:
Hand to Hand Combat, Pyrotechnics, Weaponry
Time Period:
World War II (1939–1945)
Country:
France, United Kingdom (UK)
Relationship Topics:
Bonding
