The Colony (2013)

Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature.

Director:

Jeff Renfroe

Writers:

Jeff Renfroe (screenplay), Svet Rouskov (screenplay)

Stars:

Kevin Zegers, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Zegers	...	Sam
Laurence Fishburne	...	Briggs
Bill Paxton	...	Mason
Charlotte Sullivan	...	Kai
Dru Viergever	...	Feral Leader
Atticus Mitchell	...	Graydon
John Tench	...	Viktor
Lisa Berry	...	Nara
Lucius Hoyos	...	Rowan
Kimberly-Sue Murray	...	Janelle
Michael Mando	...	Cooper
Helen Taylor	...	Amanda
Romano Orzari	...	Reynolds
John Healy	...	Dexter
Kristin Shepherd	...	Elena

Storyline

Groups of people - colonies - are forced underground due to another ice age. Colony 7 goes to check on Colony 5, which they lost contact with. When they get there they find that the colony has fallen and there is a whole new enemy that they have to face on their way back.

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Plot Keywords:

voice over narration | beaten to death | head butt | shotgun | blizzard | 

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Taglines:

When the earth froze, the rules of survival changed forever.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stars Kevin Zegers and Bill Paxton have both starred in films about the RMS Titanic; the former in the TV series Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012) and the latter in James Cameron 1997 blockbuster film Titanic (1997).

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Goofs

The bridge is shown to have random nearly-circular holes punched through the reinforced concrete on its deck, but almost no damage to its steel superstructure. An ice storm or ice age would not have caused damage like that; nor would any other condition shown in the movie.

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Quotes

Sam: [to Mason] You're gonna need every bullet.

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, the credits go forward instead of going backwards.

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Soundtracks

Gear Down
Written by Vladislav Gatev and Svetoslav Gatev
Performed by 2 Bone Giants & Stealthsonic

User Reviews

A Frozen & Scary Dystopia

7.4 of 10. Saw this close to Oblivion and preferred Colony. Both are solid dystopian sci-fi, with this having the far more solid science behind it, which helps with the believability and immersion. The only other qualities they share involves isolation and some annoying narration by the lead character.

Colony has a strong horror aspect to it, including an answer to the question of what might be the middle-ground between human and zombie. There's very little tech involved, contrary to what those seeing Lawrence Fishburne in it might expect. The action, however, is almost entirely fight related, with some connected to the extreme climate conditions and the decaying nature of the cities they're using for shelter.

Outside of a forced end kill and gaps in how the enemy creatures manage to get to certain places, there are no horrible or weak scenes. Budget issues are more evident in undeveloped story elements than the FX.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Colony

Filming Locations:

North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$321,310

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcina Pictures, Item 7, Mad Samurai Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1