Rating: R
Genre: Science Fiction
Release Date: 06/13/2006
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS2.0
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Anchor Bay

In a tour-de-force sci-fi story with only three main characters, Kiwi director Geoffrey Murphy creates an interesting dynamic nuanced with shades of mysticism. When scientist Zac Hobson (Bruno Lawrence) experiments with a radical new power source -- a band of energy that would circle the planet -- the project goes awry and apparently wipes out all living creatures (they vanish without a trace). At first Zac adjusts by indulging himself in some of his materialistic desires, but he soon starts a serious search for other signs of human life. He discovers it in New Zealand in the form of Joanne (Alison Routledge), with whom he falls in love, and Api (Peter Smith), a Maori. The challenges the three face in order to survive, as well as their personal interactions, keep this human drama engrossing.

~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Bruno Lawrence - Zac Hobson
Alison Routledge - Joanne

Production:
Geoff Murphy - Director
Sam Pillsbury Don Reynolds - Producer
John Charles - Composer
Michael Horton - Editor
Bill Baer Bruno Lawrence Sam Pillsbury - Screen Writer
Kim Sinclair - Set Designer
Rick Kofoed - Art Director
Paul Leach - Camera Operator
James Bartle - Cinematographer
Mike Kane - Costume Designer
Lee Tamahori - First Assistant Director
Jill Mills - Makeup
Josephine Ford - Production Designer
Margaret Hilliard - Production Manager
Ken Durey - Special Effects
Ray Wilson - Stunts
Craig Harrison - Book Author

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