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A finalist for the 1980 Student Academy Awards, Neil Ruttenberg's The Mask of Sarnath is structured as an entry in the horror film genre. The theme of 'Evil Never Dies' dominates the narrative backed by a hauntingly eerie soundtrack recorded by Throbbing Gristle.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$500
Bus Driver
The Driver is hired by the FBI to help defuse a hostage situation. A disgruntled employee has kidnapped a CEO and has hidden her, demanding $5,088,042. The Driver delivers the money, writing the sum on his hand as instructed by the hostage taker. After he is told that he holds the life of a person in his hand, he is ordered to burn the money. As he complies, the federal agents break in and attempt to subdue the man, who shoots himself in the head before he reveals where the woman is hidden. The Driver then tries to find the hostage before she drowns in the trunk of a sinking car. As a twist, the kidnapped woman is revealed to be the hostage taker's lover. She coldly taunts the dying man in the hospital.