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 Game One: El Shaddai, Resistance 3 (2011)

User Reviews

Z grade

Some kind of secret US weapon turns the inhabitants of a Romanian town into zombies. The squad sent in to deal with this clustermug are just preposterous. The worst of them, and it's hard to pick, would be the ginger ninja woman who has clearly not had even five minutes training on how to hold her weapon and instead strikes what she undoubtedly thinks are 'dramatic' poses.

The sniper, who supposedly killed 300 men from the same position, uses a bolt action rifle that looks like it last saw service circa the Korean war. I could go on. None of them are actually any good at what they are supposed to be the best at, the sniper for example gets ambushed within 4 seconds of setting up his gun. In total the entire squad expends just over 20 rounds between them before running out of ammunition.

This really is poor. I always watch every movie to the end but in this case I just couldn't do it. What a waste of good effects. The lowest point has to be the president with his thick German accent played by none other than Ewe Boll. Here is how he introduces himself:

"Hi! Ya, it is me. The president. Perhaps you are remembering me?" he says and later wittily adds "Ah I should be having sex with prostitutes! Perhaps I should just press ze red button." I lasted about another 30 minutes before hitting the off button.

Even if you love zombie films don't waste your time, this is just moronic.

Details

Official Sites:

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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