''City of Scars'', also known as ''Batman: City of Scars'', is a 2010 superhero

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produced by Aaron and Sean Schoenke, starring Kevin Porter as Batman, and based on the '' Batman'' franchise. The film had a budget of $27,000 and was shot in 21 days. The 30-minute short film is partly set in Arkham Asylum. ''City of Scars'' was followed by the 2011 sequel ''Seeds of Arkham'' and the 2021 film '' Batman: Dying Is Easy''.

Plot

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escapes from Arkham Asylum, spraying

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in a nurse's face as he runs and putting her in intensive care. Upon arriving in

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, he kidnaps Councilman Johnson and his son shortly after brutally murdering the Councilman's wife. Determined not to let his

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kill anyone else, Batman hunts him through the city. After Councilman Johnson is found dead while his son remains in The Joker's captivity, Batman questions whether his crusade against evil does more bad than good. Batman tracks The Joker to a carnival, where he thwarts the villain's plot of bombing a

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. He then races to the location of The Joker and the councilman's son, but when the young boy kills The Joker with his own gun, Batman debates if his greatest nemesis' death is a step toward Gotham's peace, or rather a sign that things are getting worse.

Cast

* Kevin Porter as Batman/

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* Paul Molnar as

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as Detective Crispus Allen *

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* Katie Joy Horwitch as

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* Jay Caputo as Arnold Wesker/Scarface * Madelynn Rae as Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn * Tess Kielhamer as Black Canary

Background

Filmmaker Aaron Schoenke is a long-time Batman fan, having earlier created two

shorts about the subject: '' Patient J'' in 2005 and ''Batman Legends'' in 2006.

References

External links

*
''City of Scars'' on Dailymotion
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