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Least Among Saints

Written & Directed by Martin Papazian
Produced by Robert A. Papazian & James G. Hirsch

A haunted Marine sergeant just back from war and a boy who has never known peace in his home life who embark on a life-changing journey as they become unlikely friends -- and one another’s last shot at redemption.

Writer/Director/Actor Martin Papazian follows the twisting path of a man’s hard-won transformation -- as the unlikely pair of a haunted soldier and a lost boy find themselves becoming each other’s one last shot at redemption in his debut film
LEAST AMONG SAINTS.

The stirring journey begins with Anthony Hayward (Papazian), a veteran who has just come home from war, only to re-enter a world where he can’t seem to find any peace. Hard drinking, pent-up and on the outs with his wife, Anthony seems to have reached the end of his very frayed rope. Yet even as he spirals out of control, he can’t refuse a sudden call for help from his ten year-old neighbor, Wade (Tristan Lake Leabu), whose tough situation with a troubled mom and whose scruffy attitude cut to the bone with Anthony. When Wade’s mother suddenly O.D.’s, Anthony is left with a major moral dilemma. He can’t just walk away, so he illegally takes Wade – to the dismay of the boy’s embattled social worker (Laura San Giacomo) -- and sets out on a fool’s quest to help him find his long-lost father, who might not even exist.

Yet, even as Anthony thinks he has found a new warrior’s mission to protect Wade from a harsh world, it is Wade who begins to strip Anthony’s defenses away. Bit by bit, Anthony is exposed for the man he once hoped to be as he starts coming to grips with both the costs of war and the power of human connection. As the film builds to an emotional climax, Papazian finds both the gravity and the grace in ordinary, flawed characters pushed to extraordinary acts of compassion and decency.

LEAST AMONG SAINTS is a Papazian/Hirsch production of a film written and directed by Martin Papazian starring Martin Papazian, Tristan Lake Leabu, Audrey Marie Anderson, AJ Cook, Azura Skye, Tom Irwin, Taylor Kinney, Lombardo Boyer and Ronnie Gene Blevens, with Laura San Giacomo and Charles S. Dutton. The producers are Robert A. Papazian and James G. Hirsch. The co-producers are Mary Vernieu and Jack McDaniel and the behind-the-scenes team includes cinematographer Guy Skinner, visual consultant Peter Wooley and editor Robert Florio with original music by Gary Lionelli.


LEAST AMONG SAINTS releases this Fall in theaters across the country. For a list of theaters, show dates and times, tickets, a list of veteran service organizations, and for more information on the film, visit www.LeastAmongSaints.com