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:

Atomica

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).

User Reviews

Another example of sci-fi sexism

While some of the detail is beautifully achieved -- computers for one -- this film remains an homage to science fiction's "dude culture" of sexy women (not always convincingly capable) and male slobs like Sizemore.

It's tiring and boring to see women treated this way, and it's universal. Just watched a similar treatment for a TV pilot.

So disappointing and incredibly insulting to women astronauts and scientists.