Encrypt (TV 2003)

By the year 2068, the Earth's ozone is gone, violent and uncontrollable storms are razing it's surface as a result. A small group of military survivors are the defenders of the last of ... See full summary »

Director:

Oscar L. Costo

Writers:

Richard Taylor (story), Richard Taylor (teleplay),

Stars:

Grant Show, Vivian Wu, Steve Bacic

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Grant Show	...	Garth
Vivian Wu	...	Diana
Steve Bacic	...	Lapierre
Matthew G. Taylor	...	King
Naomi Gaskin	...	Hernandez
Wayne 'Crescendo' Ward	...	Ebershaw (as Wayne Ward)
Art Hindle	...	Anton Reich
Hannah Lochner	...	Mandy
Vickie Papavs	...	Mandy's Mom
Mairtin O'Carrigan	...	Garth's Dad
Carolyn Goff	...	Elaine
Billy Otis	...	Lead Rat
Mauricio Rodas	...	Chortling Rat
Jeff Kassel	...	Limping Rat
Kelly Fiddick	...	Survivor

Storyline

By the year 2068, the Earth's ozone is gone, violent and uncontrollable storms are razing it's surface as a result. A small group of military survivors are the defenders of the last of human kind and when Captain John Garth is approached to do a job by a former brother-in-arms Lapierre, who is now employed by Reich, an eco-profiteer, in order to save his father & a few other survivors Garth agrees. He & a small group of mercenaries are to break into the near-impenetrable Vincent Estate & retrieve priceless works of "art" that were stored there before the apocalypse. But there is a deadly computer controlled defense system called "Encrypt" that they must circumvent, along with a killer robot called the Rook & the human-like holographic security chief Diana, who holds the key to Earth's total destruction---or it's complete salvation.

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Plot Keywords:

invisibility | hologram | android | fictional war | post apocalypse | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Contrato Mortal

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Fairly ambitious, fairly successful

"Encrypt" is a medium-budget film that tries to do at least three genres simultaneously: post-apocalyptic sci-fi, commando-type action, and philosophical rumination on what it means to be a human or a machine. It achieves modest success in all three fields. Occasionally the budget constraints show through and it becomes a bit too talky, but in general the effects are pretty good and the relatively unknown actors play their parts solidly (the most familiar name is probably Vivian Wu, who appears exclusively as a hologram). The script is rather ambitious and concludes with a hopeful but not happy ending. If you can find this movie, it's worth a look. **1/2 out of 4.