Apocalypse Z (2013)

A team of soldiers who are assembled to help end a zombie outbreak in a Romanian town.

Directors:

Luca Boni, Marco Ristori

Writers:

Luca Boni, Marco Ristori

Stars:

Christian Boeving, Mike Mitchell, Tara Cardinal

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Boeving	...	Jack Stone
Mike Mitchell	...	John 'Mad Dog' McKellen
Tara Cardinal	...	Eden Shizuka
Ivy Corbin	...	Sam Neumann (as Ivy Marshall Corbin)
Carl Wharton	...	General Carter
Jon Campling	...	Doug Mulligan
Daniel Vivian	...	Dragan Ilic
Gerry Shanahan	...	Doctor Neumann
Nathalia Henao	...	Claire Howard
David White	...	Secretary of Defense
Uwe Boll	...	President of the US
Lee Baughn	...	Soldier #1
Garth Lughton	...	Soldier #2
Andrea Rovini	...	Soldier #3
Pietro Batini	...	Soldier #4

Storyline

A bacteriological weapon developed by the US Government to create a super soldier - spreads an epidemic in a quiet little town in the middle of Eastern Europe. All citizens have been turned into infected zombies. The plan is to bring an atomic bomb into the city's nuclear plant to pretend a terrible accident occurred. No one has to know the truth. A team of mercenaries is hired to complete the mission. The battle is on. Hordes of monsters against the team. WHO WILL SURVIVE?

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Plot Keywords:

nuclear power plant | german exploitation | italian exploitation | exploitation film | z movie | 

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Taglines:

The dead have arisen. The war has begun. (UK release)

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally titled Zombie Massacre, the movie was repackaged as 'Apocalypse Z' to capitalize on the success of World War Z (2013).

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Quotes

Dragan Ilic: Why don't you go and fuck yourself with a viking helmet?

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Uwe Boll Movies (2016)

User Reviews

There is no hope

That is actually a tag line of the poster/cover of the movie. Are they trying to be funny? Or just telling/warning you right from the start? President Obama might have some entertaining moments in his career, but imagine what America would look like if it were actually run by Dr. Uwe Boll! Easy, it's just a movie (or it tries to be).

The filmmakers have a clear goal and they use a simple strategy. Something that has worked in the 80s, so why not use it again. But this let's put a group together and let them defy the odds motive cannot make you overlook all the mistakes and problems the movie has. One of them (due to budget reasons), is the lack of "extras"/infected. When you have to "barricade" yourself into a house, because of the "masses" outside, it doesn't really work, if there are just 10 people "roaming" a wide shot. They try their best to cover that up, but to no great avail.

If you have a soft spot for B (or is it C/D?) movies, you might find this more engaging than others (I do from time to time), but overall this has not that many memorable things (even the characters lack charisma, even if the actors try hard to give them an edge).

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Italy USA Germany Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 2013 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Apocalypse Z

Filming Locations:

Bagnone, Tuscany, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Event Film Distribution, Extreme Video Snc, 1988 Games

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1