I Don't Want to Sleep Alone

Movie · Drama

Jenny is a young tattoo artist, she has lived a lonely and sorrowful life after her new husband Alex, a helicopter pilot, died in an air crash. One day, when Jenny and her dog Chris run in the forest, Chris finds a man buried in the earth. Jenny recognizes the wedding ring on the man's finger and she is totally stunned. She goes back home, indulges in the memories and finally makes up her mind. Jenny goes back to the forest with a shovel, she decides to dig the man out. But she is too nervous, gashes the man twice and leaves a crossed wound on the man's arm. Finally, the man's face is exposed, it looks like the same as Alex. Jenny puts the man in her car and drives him home. When she gently cleans him, the barking of Chris wakes the man up. He stares at Jenny with love in his eyes. Jenny dresses him up, they have dinner together and sleep together. The man disappears the next morning. Jenny goes back to the forest and finds the hole she dug yesterday is replaced by a very large and beautiful tree. On a branch of the tree, she sees a cross mark, it looks like the same as the wound on the man's arm.

2018 · 14m
Starring Aftab Hafeez, Adriana Reloba, Jameson Mitchell
Director Zhanliang Li

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Cast & Crew

  • Aftab Hafeez
    Man
  • A‌R
    Adriana Reloba
    Woman
  • J‌M
    Jameson Mitchell
    Reporter
  • Z‌L
    Zhanliang Li
    Director
  • S‌X
    Sunny Xiang
    Producer
  • Z‌L
    Zhanliang Li
    Writer

About

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone

Drama

Jenny is a young tattoo artist, she has lived a lonely and sorrowful life after her new husband Alex, a helicopter pilot, died in an air crash. One day, when Jenny and her dog Chris run in the forest, Chris finds a man buried in the earth. Jenny recognizes the wedding ring on the man's finger and she is totally stunned. She goes back home, indulges in the memories and finally makes up her mind. Jenny goes back to the forest with a shovel, she decides to dig the man out. But she is too nervous, gashes the man twice and leaves a crossed wound on the man's arm. Finally, the man's face is exposed, it looks like the same as Alex. Jenny puts the man in her car and drives him home. When she gently cleans him, the barking of Chris wakes the man up. He stares at Jenny with love in his eyes. Jenny dresses him up, they have dinner together and sleep together. The man disappears the next morning. Jenny goes back to the forest and finds the hole she dug yesterday is replaced by a very large and beautiful tree. On a branch of the tree, she sees a cross mark, it looks like the same as the wound on the man's arm.

Information

Studio
Zhanliang Lee
Released
2018
Run Time
14 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

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