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- A notorious hitman on death row gets one last visit from his son.
THE SCORPION'S TALE is used with permission from Jhosimar Vasquez. Learn more at jhosimarvasquezfilm.com.
A son meets with his incarcerated father at a county prison, seeking his signature for some paperwork. They want to get his legal case going again and get their father out of prison.
But the father isn't returning any phone calls from the family. He relates the story of why he is in prison -- an assassination home awry -- and tells his son and his family to forget about him, choosing instead to take his punishment.
But when his son goes away, the father is taken into a different part of the prison, where the truth of what happened unfurls -- and reveals just how twisted it really is.
With a sense of the cinematic as wide and vast as its epic vistas and a plot as intricate and complex as the prison itself, this crime drama -- directed by Jhosimar Vasquez and co-written by Maximiliano Hernandez and Brandon Lee -- uses its considerable craftsmanship to weave a tense, compelling tale about corruption, morality, greed and power.
The story-within-a-story structure is ambitious, especially for the short format, but the storytelling has a clarity and confidence that patiently lays down its puzzle pieces, starting with the dynamic camerawork and cinematography. The excellent writing and editing are terrifically paced and expertly calibrated, which makes remixing and reassembling the pieces of narrative a highly pleasurable and clever experience for the viewer.
That narrative reassembling and remixing takes the elements of its central stories and jumbles them into a constantly shifting picture, reinventing images and motifs with ingenuity and cleverness. But this constant shifting is grounded by terrific performances, particularly by Hernandez, who balances both a powerful darkness and flinty, cool intelligence that makes all the story's twists and turns believable and organic to such a complex character. When all the cards are laid out on the table, viewers will likely feel both intrigue and misgivings at its reveal -- but admire the storytelling for its panache.
THE SCORPION'S TALE offers a wonderfully woven yarn about the constantly shifting, prismatic nature of "truth" and storytelling, as well as the relativity of "good" and "evil" in such a mercenary world. But beyond those questions, the short is simply a dynamite, fun and supremely confident experience, built on solid cinematic craft and skill.
Polished and dynamic, THE SCORPION'S TALE has a verve and brio that begs to be extended into a feature, especially when the titular "scorpion" reveals his ultimate endgame, which, in tantalizing fashion, is really a new beginning to what promises to be a fascinating, mesmerizing journey. We as viewers are pretty sure that the destination will be no bed of roses -- but getting there will be a crazy, entertaining ride. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
He just pulled the biggest uno reverse card on him
bruh
Ikr
Agreed
*D O S*
@@reversecard7018 lol
Don’t need fancy actors or crazy explosions like Hollywood... you need a good story, passionate actors and a good team. Loved it!
So true!
Thank you!!
Facts
Just need a good camera and real people that aren't sucked into there devices
True words have never been spoken
Ok, I’m not gonna lie. This was perhaps one of the greatest films that I’ve ever watched. Kudos to whoever created this absolute masterpiece.
Yep
Yep
True ting
Absolutely
Correct
started as a heart warming tale of a man who lost hope, to just pure gang shi-
They are all evil, but I'm glad the evil won against the more evil one.
Just like ma turd
@my name is my name either you're joking or actually right, in which case I'd go with 2nd one.
wait a sec before i go any thurther is this vlionce
i'm not ready to call all of them evil. a hitman can have morals encompassing his work. hitmen aren't exactly cold blooded. they are mercenaries...and aren't necessarily evil. this hitman is more on the "bad" side, because obviously he has morals, but not quite evil. there are political hitmen who kill evil dictators and i would therefore not call those types of hitmen evil.
The S Pile are you kidding me, that guys probably killed hundreds of people, when the other guy was just an accomplice the murder and ordered 2 people to be killed 100s > 2
Why is this more badass than most action movies
because a good plot and good acting far outweighs explosions
Todays movies are just SJW reboots. These kind of movies should major movie companies do.
I’m your first subscriber
Cuz its real
Nah
The music at the end of the film was the perfect theme song. This was one of the best shorts I’ve seen in a long while!!
I liked the music too!
DE VERAS
el negrico😎
Agreed and agreed
It definitely matches! 😀
Have you ever heard of total over dose?
This 20 minute movie is better than what most people would pay to go see at a movie theater.
Don’t lie who thought the scorpion was gonna get ran over
Me lmao
Thats offensive.
Reading this comment made me realize the entire reason for this "intro" scene... we all thought the scorpion was gonna get ran over...
🤣🤣🤣🙋🏻♀️
@@scorpion7182 how
Nothing like the story of a bad guy who gets a worse guy!
An antihero.
A hero who is anti. ;-)
@@ajaxharol8223 The hitman. An antihero could be a villain who kills other villains more evil than him. Like Dexter, Negan (who kills Alpha), etc.
This actor also played a policeman working for the mexican cartel in the movie Sicario.
Do you think the warden ever got out?
I swear , I am a “short film connoisseur” and I am addicted to watching them on CZcams and Facebook, and this is one of the best ones I’ve seen by far.. the script, the acting, the Continuity, the realism, the plot twist ...EVERYTHING .. down to the damn music, was Brilliant! This needs to be a full length movie, better yet, a series on HBO or something. I applaud the writers and actors and anyone else who was involved in the making of this great film.👏🏽👏🏽
Though i would agree with a series of short episodes, i think it would ruin this story on its own. One short inspires your mind. Thats the magic of short
@@Psilocybism yes ..so true! it gives a lasting impression but it leaves me wanting more !
It’s crazy y’all put 3 hours in to 21 minutes and make it better I have been hooked on this short Film thing since I found out how great they are
Same .stopped watching Netflix also ..just once in a while😊
Incredible isn't it?!!!👌🏾
This short story feels like a 2hrs film.
True
ikr this is high quality it felt so long
right feel like i been here all day
Ikr, sooo good!
For real
I’m genuinely surprised this isn’t an actual series
True
It is a series on CZcams, mainstream TV is lagging behind the times, it is very dire these days.
@@fastyaveit sauce?
@@fastyaveit sauce pls
What’s the name of the CZcams series? Amazon or Netflix should pick this up 🔥🔥🔥
These are the types of short movies that should win oscars
Sad that this only has a million views. It deserves WAY more.
These 21 minutes were worth more than your average 2 hour action movie.
Congrats!
Ye boi
@@louisvanvorst5914 for 456 people at the moment
@@rolling50lama50 hahaha u slaughtered him.
ay thats true yano
@@rolling50lama50 more like 45k that watched the video
At first I was expecting a sad movie, then at the end i realized this was a badass movie
FR
Agreed!
Hell yeah
Yeah, I know the story of “the scorpions tale” & I figured it would play out with him going down with his victim, or perhaps the warden, but this was so much better. People who write screenplays like this should be given the funding/opportunity to write/direct/create bigger projects, clearly a talented cast & crew
I caught the badass part at the beginning when the scorpion stepped aside for the Impala! LOL
Literally anyone that wants money: makes this into a TV show
Me: ILL TAKE THE ENTIRE STOCK
I’m sorry to disppoint you it’s already mine😂
The scorpion and the frog is a very old, wise story...yet it never gets old! Enjoyed the film, blessings 🙂
"Besides, I'm just a number that you deleted, remember?"
OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH
Buuuuuuuuuuuuurrned!
Ended that man’s career
zirak93 yes he did
@@billyjoe8185 life*
@@kazigkaasje Career is life dude
I wonder if his last meal request is a omeleto
That sounds cheesy
Ayyyy
😂
aw that is so cute
I don’t and didn’t get it??
Since I'm not seeing anyone else mention it:
The actor for the hitman is Maximiliano Hernández. He's been in a lot of films, but comic fans will know him as the actor portraying Jasper Sitwell in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He was a HYDRA infiltrator posing as a SHIELD agent for several films, before he was killed by the Winter Soldier (James Buchanan Barnes).
That was the PERFECT ending I’ve ever seen.
When the hitman interrupted the guard with one single finger, and the guard actually stopped talking...I just KNEW the guard was gonna be an accomplice. What a flawless execution. Don't ever mess with a hitman.
i didn’t even catch that bruh i love this sm
Time stamp?
2:47
@@ariannadiamond211 Right? Made me want to watch the whole thing all over again
Sariah same!! i rewatched the whole thing again with the new context in mind haha
ONE OF THE BEST SHORT STORIES I'VE EVER SEEN!!!
Extremely unpredictable, filled with twists one after another, and oh damn, the actors!!
An awesome job done by the Director!!
*LOVED IT !!*
Agreed.
100%
I Agree
I lloovedd the acting and the story to it, it's a great film!!
Yea, but if you ever watched the movie Scarface with Al Pacino you'd recognize similarities between this short film and the scene in Scarface where Pacino is in New York and has a crisis of conscience when he goes to assassinate his target with a car bomb... only his target unexpectedly brought a son into the car.
You know you're totally invested in the story when you start yelling, "Push him in and shut the door! Push him in!" Great film!!
I can't wait for the sequel. The Hawk must be some badass.
They should turn this into a series..it's gold a certified hit
Anonymous Joker
100% agreed. I would watch the heck out of this
Anonymous Joker definitely
Tv show!
Its got that bad ass breaking bad feel.
2 minutes per episode
This could easily have been a full length feature film.
If you ask me it's good like this. A short and powerful story, makes an amazing quick play and watch movie!
@@nikolakostadinov9830 well no one asked you so…
Pierre, it needs to be short, cuz we have short attention spans now. A 3-minute "film" would have been even better.
@@d.lawrence5670 no because I don't think in three minutes you could make this same thing, with the same story and power. Just the scorpion story alone takes some time to tell.
@@mehkibrown8637 Well if you post your opinion on the internet, you are asking for other people to comment.
This short was so well done. I really like it at 17:39 when he says "you can't just walk away" as the camera cuts to him walking out. It's like yes he can. Very well done 👏🏾
1:38 "no recording devices"
*credits*
Man if they made this like a entire Netflix series or movie I would watch every second. So top quality and so intriguing, the writing was just perfect at the max.
Now introducing: El Scorpión, a Netflix original.
Hulu is better.
@@marig6184 thats cool homie, I commented this 7 months ago tho
Lol
@netflix
the cinematography was on point, dialogues classic and the twist, this is a masterpiece
And I like your comment
Ong
Dan 0 mehh kinda. There are so many plot holes. In order for this plan to work there would have to be no cameras in the building. The prisoner would have to know he would be relocated to a secret underground bunker beneath the prison on the same day his accomplice came to visit. Also you can’t just delete someone from a prison database. If he really killed a lawyer and woman in an explosion there would be news articles about it following every step of the case till the end. What would happen when people notice he’s just gone. Also is anyone going to come look for the warden? When they find him in a prison jumpsuit what is he going to say?
@@NigelThornbery True, but still it was a great short. By the time the warden would be found, the Scorpion would be hundreds of miles away. If this was a series, the rest of the story would/could be filled in easily. Hell, to me, it would be rad if the 'Hawk' was a woman.
That was a deep story the father told. He is smart, but made bad choices.
I wish I watched this on my 16:9 projector screen with a big bag of popcorn, cause I feel like I just watched a blockbuster at the movies.
What a great flip. I was all caught up in the bitter-sweet "father teaching his son an important lesson with a tragic ending" plot, when things went sideways. And then just kept spinning.
This might be one of the best omeleto shorts I have ever seen.
Same omg
Love your profile pic man... might have to go play some zombies again
Same
instead of the impression would be on the “scorpion”, my best impression is on the “warden”.
The elevator talking about his wife showing his best expression about “anger, sadness, greed and evil” at the same time. Kudos to that! 🎉
This vives me some Breaking Bad vibes ngl. What a good story.
Tense.
Spoiler
I was expecting the car to blow up at the end.
Me too
Ikr
SAME I was so scared it was gonna, Omeleto shorts like to do that and have a depressing twist ending on top of the happy twist ending sometimes.
Mad twist
Sandy J Renfroe same
The way shorts were meant to be.
worn below the waist
Em Em hahahah
@@The-Cat
I giggled
I love how the small subtle things tell us so much about the characters. That envelope the inmate gives the warden; the way the “John Carter” guy doesn’t recognize calls the janitor by name even though it’s a different person
Scorpion has changed a lot since his HYDRA days..
When that warden slapped the kid's back and said "I'm just sorry his blood runs through you," I knew the warden was going to get his.
Frog says “You can’t just cross the river.” Scorpion says *visitor pass*
This just goes to show that no one ever truly knows another person, you just think you do so being stop being sleezy to other people. You just may be pushing the wrong button and chances are you won't find out until it's too late.
the most insane plot twist ever
Better then Hollywood this would be a great entire movie.
Xray Studios why do people say then and not than maybe it's cuz were from different countries
@@jimmiekookie3857 why do people say were instead of we are , maybe we are from different countries
Who else wants this to be an actual movie? 😍🔥
More like a series
This is already an actual movie.
I think you mean a feature length. Short films are “actual movies”...
Who tf wont
Antonio Embuldeniya meeee! 😆
Omeleto... You did it again. Another EXCELLENT short film. The ending caught me off guard. From the guard to the alleged son to the crime itself. You kept me hanging the whole time. Well done !
I came back to watch again. The warden was so arrogant, that he didn't even notice or paid attention to the other inmate's reaction or behavior whenever the scorpion looked their way or passed by them
This is LITERALLY the most badass video I've ever seen on this site.Even action movies couldn't be compared to this masterpiece.
finally a complete omeleto story...an intro, the main story, a cool plot twist, and a nice ending...
I don’t get it
All within 20 minutes
Don't understand why the more quality ones are so far and few in between, especially on this type of format such is Omelletto, Screamfest or Crypt 📺
And how about that excellent foreshadowing ?
La venganza sobre los gabauchos..dulce.
@@shinyhunterCF too bad
This ended way different then I was expecting.
i love Anthony starke, i loved him as Ezra and he still reminds me of Robert Vaughn some how, its that cool reserved slyness he has about him, this guy could make paint drying cool if he was watching it somehow, hollywood needs more of this i think.
i would pay to see a full length movie of this in theatres. the twists and turns were unreal for a short. absolutely amazing
Except the surprises make it perfect. I think it would take phenomenal writing to make something this good.
@@updownstate hey, that's how "machete" came to be.. people seen the short trailer grindhouse made just for shits n giggles basically... They people wanted it turned into a movie and they got it!!
Really good short film. Full movie be awesome
@@douglasmacomber6881 Just checked imdb. Which movie are you talking about?
There's also a good funny film "El mariachi" which is enjoyable.
i legit thought 'the wife' was that guy's son before they explained it haha. i was like oh no his son came up and he's giving him a ride home!
same!
I thought it was his daughter
I thought I’d was the hitman’s wife until she turned that key...and after for a bit really. Also thought there was an affair there.🔥
I thought he was scared bcs I thought that It WAS his (lawyer's) wife, and he didnt want their kid to be an orphan. Idk, My Brains just messed up 😅
I thought the same thing.
You don't need to be violent to win the game n a revenge. Awesome story
I’ll watch these short films over any 2020/2021 movie
the kid had me fooled lol wow. i wish this was a long movie
Me too...I loved the kid's acting 👍🏼 Everyone's acting was great!
This was amazing, the characters were spot on and the ending was epic and unexpected. It's a real peice of work,plus the total overdose song at the end, nice touch.
I think only you and me noticed the Total Overdose sound track there. Nostalgic.
@@suryanshkapoor5896 not the only ones, that's one of my childhood games
This was soooo much cooler than I thought it would be. The story of the scorpion reminded me a lot of Natural Born Killers, and I was like: uugh. But it didn't end there....Super cool movie!
I was waiting for the part where he says “Hail HYDRA!”
I thought I was trippin…I knew that was him
The Scorpion and the Hawk. The series.
Netflix, please make this happen.
Love the music on the closing credits, ❤️
I'd watch it in a heart beat. The Scorpion in this is such a great character but they have to keep this actor, he's fantastic.
The track is "Delinquent Habits- Return of the Tres". Thank me later.
A full series would lose it's charme plus you just know Netflix would mess this up. Nah. This is perfect as the short it is. Some things are better short and sweet, than drawn out and long.
@@SHUBHAMCHAKRABORTYOFFICIAL Thank you so much! 🙏💯
Frankly, I'd be surprised if Netflix - of anyone for that matter - could improve on this.
You can see how the warden's tone quickly shift from being a cocky ass to vulnerably scared.
This is a good film. Would actually want to see more of it.
I think this is all of it.
I want to see this become a full show honestly
Biggest "Call an ambulance!- _But not for me-"_ that I've ever seen
Car: VVVRRRROOOOOMM
Scorpion: “Aye I’m walkin heaaa!!!”
😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
"I have money"... The drowning man said in a gasp.
Lmfao
Dang, nice quote
I'm begging you to make this a short series, one season, 10 eps or something. That was incredible.
This right here was very much refreshing and needed acting, in a nutshell : BADASS
South East California.... a good place for a scorpion to make a home
Hey! I’m Scorpion!
or a coyote!
@@kaiyotee2475 not if you live around me. I slay those things.
@@col.cottonhill6655 i'll remember that... good thing i'm not in socal lol
That warden is as dirty as they come!
NOW, THIS IS THE TYPE OF ENDINGS I LOVE.
So you like seeing hitmen walk free?
@@saifh3681 I LIKE JUSTICE BEING SERVED.
...except I thought he'd turn and put a cap into the kid, being true to the Scorpion's Tale.
Nobody is talking about Total OverDose outro at the end. It's so amazing
The animation of the guy getting exploded away from the explosion lmao
yh but the story shitted on hollywood movies with good animations so 🤷🏻♂️
@@lltipsy true. It proves that good story telling will always win over cgi effects
This deserves an award/major recognition. The story was intriguing and the acting was superb. I need more!!!
I agree I need more.
It has won 15 awards and 7 nominations at various international film festivals
@@silly_fish was just about to say that
Loved Every Moment of This Film. The lead actor Maxamiliano was solid. When he swapped clothes with the Warden, he looked much more handsome in the suit then the Dean did. 10/10
An even 13...!!!
Thanks for telling me his name, dude is FINE. And I do love my bro's...
Yep
Oh ny god this is absolutey phenomenal. I wish you guys made full films. These are better than 99% of films I have watched throughout my 31 years
What a trip! Probably one of Omeleto's best performances. What twist! Loved it.
isn’t the “son” the dude from shake it up on Disney channel?
THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING!!!
Yes he is
QtRaeee hes also on the show wipeout
@@ArchangelMichael. And all three of them (the Scorpion, the Kid, and the Guard) are in TnT's "The Last Ship"
Oh dangg, he looks so old here. I didn’t even recognize him’
I know you guys were wondering. His hands say *Debt Owed* thank me later
Amigo, gracias.
So he's a debt collector. Beautiful.
gracias mi amigo
These guys always come up with the most unique story ideas.
Anthony Starke always plays a Villain so it was almost cathartic to watch him get locked in
"There is no good in the world, only evil and more evil"... and I'm glad the lesser evil has won. Great short, this is why I'm subscribed to this channel!
GOD IS EVIL?!
@@altair.62 god is in heaven not this world
There is lots of good in the world. My brother snow-blows his neighbors' driveways without even letting them know it was him who did it. I stop and pick up a hitchhiker even though there is no gain in it for me. My sister dog-sits for her neighbors just because the dog and its owner need someone to do it.
Many, many, many, many, many acts of kindness are done every day. It is part of human nature to be kind. There are other parts of human nature that sometimes conflict with being kind. But to say there is no good in the world is to reveal that you are as blind as the person who cannot see the sun.
@@altair.62 god is a lie
@@altair.62 he creates evil and he kills.
He wasnt even his son... what a twist
Damn... Im only a minute in and it's spoiled 😆
@@peyotekaiyote4312 why would you read the comments
@@thedripking1279 fr wtf ??? I agree with this comment.
Smh
@@peyotekaiyote4312 same I didn’t even click on the comments tho it showed it as the main comment so I saw it from the page with everything else
that hitman was really a specialist
When he said ”It was you” I expected the music from Saw to start, like when the big twist is revealed
oh how the tuns have tabled on that ahole warden. the best story i have seen so far. amazing work amazing actors. keep up the good stuff omeleto hope for the best for yalls.
Oh the turntables
The warden became the frog
Great English👌
THIS HAS TO BE THE BEST SHORT STORY IVE READ! A PART 2 WOULD BE AMAZING!!
I meant “I’ve ever watched.” Y’all need to chill out. It’s just a typo. Stop being so rough on me because i made a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes.
watched
You watched it. Idiot. Unless you can read pixels
You cant read it
@@genraldmoney8171 .lmao
Born again in the name of Jesus Christ...Jesus Christ the way to heaven to your Father in Heaven
When i seen my man's cuffs come off with the guard beside him with the night stick I immediately hit that like button! Since the warden first spoke i knew he had to go.
This Short film is worth many full length movies. A thousand thumbs up.
Dude this coulda made millions in the movie theatre. I watched it twice it was so good!
I watched it 7 times and sent links to everyone I knew who was deep. A Masterpiece !
0:25 who else was waiting for the scorpion to splash ?
Oh boy, we are crazy.
You are a psychopath
I wished it did splash.
I am waiting for YOU to splash
Instead it went \😕/
The son looks like Dave Franco. By far the best short film I've watched
Hands down one of my all time fav shorts! The director is BEAST 💯
I’ve watched this movie 4 times already and it’s not getting old! I absolutely love this short film!
The suspense is perfect throughout the whole movie! Amazing actors, brilliant writing and production! Very impressive!
thank you :)
A whole movie in 19 minutes. Impressive
Probably the first action short I've seen that had great action, good writing and good acting,
which really could make for a great full-length movie.
Hernandez was great, I hope he gets more main roles in movies, he really was on point