The Divide (2011)

Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.

Director:

Xavier Gens

Writers:

Karl Mueller, Eron Sheean

Stars:

Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lauren German	...	Eva
Michael Biehn	...	Mickey
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Josh
Courtney B. Vance	...	Delvin
Ashton Holmes	...	Adrien
Rosanna Arquette	...	Marilyn
Iván González	...	Sam
Michael Eklund	...	Bobby
Abbey Thickson	...	Wendi
Jennifer Blanc	...	Liz

Storyline

Nuclear explosions force the residents of a New York apartment block to run from the building. However, the explosions force them into a basement. Eight residents are holed up in the building's bomb shelter. They must acclimatise to each other in difficult, cramped conditions.

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Plot Keywords:

explosion | basement | nuclear explosion | shelter | throat slitting | 

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Taglines:

The lucky ones died in the blast.

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing strong violence and sexuality, and for pervasive language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

Germany USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 2012 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Aislados

Filming Locations:

Manitoba Production Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,000 (USA) (13 January 2012)

Gross:

$22,000 (USA) (13 January 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Instinctive Film, Preferred Content, BR Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Melissa George, Seann William Scott, Robert Patrick and Raphaël Personnaz were originally going to star in this project.

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Goofs

Mickey asks if they ever saw what happened to the Japanese when "we dropped Little Boy on Nagasaki". The Little Boy nuclear bomb was, in fact, dropped on Hiroshima on Aug 6, 1945. Nagasaki was hit with the Fat Man bomb 3 days later.

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Quotes

Man: Hello, do you copy? We're on 29th and 5th. Is anyone out there?

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Connections

Referenced in Inside Horror: Bloody Valentines (2012)

User Reviews

A horrifying and disturbing look at what a group of strangers do after the apocalypse. Not bad but very disturbing. I say B-.

"This ain't exactly the garden of Eden." After a nuclear bomb is dropped and earth is uninhabitable a group of tenants of an apartment are forced to live together in the basement of the building. What starts off as a tense situation quickly explodes into something much, much worse and everyone's views of each other change. This is not what I was expecting. I thought this would be more of a Sci-Fi type movie and what it was was a very disturbing look at what different people will do when pushed to the edge. For those that have seen the movie "Blindness" you will know what to expect. For those that haven't be warned, this is a very, very disturbing look at the human condition and makes you wonder what you would do in this situation. Overall, more disturbing then anything. Not bad, but you must be ready for what you will see. I give it a B-.