Atomica (2017)

In the near future, when communications go offline at a remote nuclear power plant isolated in the desert, a young safety inspector, Abby Dixon, is forced to fly out to bring them back online. Once inside the facility, mysterious clues and strange behaviors cause Abby to have doubts about the sanity, and perhaps identities, of the two employees onsite.

Director:

Dagen Merrill

Writers:

Kevin Burke, Federico Fernandez-Armesto (screenplay)

Stars:

Tom Sizemore, Sarah Habel, Dominic Monaghan

Cast

Cast overview:
Tom Sizemore	...	Zek
Sarah Habel	...	Abby
Dominic Monaghan	...	Robinson
Phil Austin	...	Rhine
Tony Doupe	...	Father
Hahn Cho	...	David
Jennifer Spriggs	...	Margot
Sarah-Eve Gazitt	...	Young Abby

Storyline

In the near future, when communications go offline at a remote nuclear power plant isolated in the desert, a young safety inspector, Abby Dixon, is forced to fly out to bring them back online. Once inside the facility, mysterious clues and strange behaviors cause Abby to have doubts about the sanity, and perhaps identities, of the two employees onsite.

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Plot Keywords:

nuclear power | radiation | insanity | scientist | strong female lead | 

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Taglines:

Earth needs a hero.

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Half Life

Filming Locations:

Moses Lake, Washington, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lifeboat Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many scenes in the movie were filmed in a cold war, 1960s era Titan I underground missile silo in eastern Washington state. In some scenes where the lead character is creating video log entries, a diagram of a Titan I installation appears in the upper right (3 missile silos, 2 satellite silos, and the equipment and operation domes, all connected by tunnels).

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Goofs

When Abby and Robinson are walking down the corridor towards Dr. Zek's lab, the shadows of the camera and crew can be seen on the actors.

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Crazy Credits

Shortly after the credits roll, there is a 30 second scene showing what happened to the recording device Abby was holding at the end.

User Reviews

No, it doesn't work

I'm pretty generous when it comes to being low budget and not having the money for big special effects. I found the CGI actually quite good for the budget but what I cannot forgive is the heavily cliched story and bad acting. The story was too predictable and nonsensical. And that ending...Ugh.