The Day (I) (2011)

A group of five people working to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic future discover what they think is a safe, abandoned farmhouse, but they soon find themselves fighting to stay alive as a gang of bloodthirsty predators attack.

Director:

Douglas Aarniokoski

Writer:

Luke Passmore

Stars:

Shawn Ashmore, Brianna Barnes, Ashley Bell

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shawn Ashmore	...	Adam
Brianna Barnes	...	Nikki
Ashley Bell	...	Mary
Brayden Edwards	...	Timmy
Michael Eklund	...	Father
Steffi Hagel	...	Sally
Cory Hardrict	...	Henson
Dominic Monaghan	...	Rick
Shimon Moore	...	Boss
Shannyn Sossamon	...	Shannon
Kassidy Verreault	...	Ava
Robert Baldwin	...	Survivalist
Frank Beaudoin	...	Survivalist
Patrick Beriault	...	Survivalist
Patrick Blais	...	Survivalist

Storyline

This film is set in the near future in a post-apocalyptic time with five survivors struggling to get through each day. They are on the move to find food and other survivors as well as a safe place to hold up for a while. They stumble across a dilapidated house in the country, so they check it out when things turn bad. The house is not as safe as they hoped, and there are other people who have morbid uses for them. Will they survive?

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | siege | post apocalypse | survival | starving | 

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Taglines:

Fight. Or die.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language and some nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

A végzet napja

Filming Locations:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,121 (USA) (31 August 2012)

Gross:

$20,502 (USA) (7 September 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Guy A. Danella Productions, Preferred Content, Faction M

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The whole film was shot in chronological order.

User Reviews

Unoriginal Storyline and Unpleasant Characters

In a completely destroyed world inhabited by cannibal mutants, the human Rick (Dominic Monaghan) leads a group formed by his school friends Adam (Shawn Ashmore) and Henson (Cory Hardrict) and the women Shannon (Shannyn Sossamon) and Mary (Ashley Bell) expecting to find a safe place to settle down and Rick brings seeds with him.

When they reach a dilapidated farmhouse, they decide to stay for a while since Henson is very sick. However they activate a trap in the basement with an alarm system and soon they are under siege of a horde of mutants. Further, they discover that Mary is also a mutant. However, she tells the story of her life and she stays with the survivors to fight against the mutants in a doomed battle.

"The Day" is a dramatic horror movie developed in very slow pace with an unoriginal storyline and unpleasant characters. In basically half of the boring story nothing happens but Rick's group walking and staying in a farmhouse. The action begins with a despicable torture that ruins the movie. The conclusion after a conventional battle between humans and mutants is also nasty, with betrayal. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "24 Horas para Sobreviver" ("24 Hours to Survive")