The Survivalist (2015)

In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.

Director:

Stephen Fingleton

Writer:

Stephen Fingleton

Stars:

Mia Goth, Martin McCann, Barry Ward

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mia Goth	...	Milja
Martin McCann	...	Survivalist
Barry Ward	...	Forager
Olwen Fouéré	...	Kathryn (as Olwen Fouere)
Andrew Simpson	...	Gaunt Man
Ryan McParland	...	Crossbow Raider
Hussina Raja	...	Watchwoman
Douglas Russell	...	The Snatcher
Ciaran Flynn	...	Watchman
Michael Og Lane	...	Raider
Kieri Kennedy	...	The woman in the photograph
Sean Doupe	...	Raider
Logan Kerr	...	Raider
Jeremy Martin	...	Raider
Matthew Henry	...	Raider

Storyline

In a kill-or-be-killed world where starvation is rife and strangers are always dangerous, The Survivalist lives off the grid, and by his wits. When a starving woman and her teenage daughter discover his forest refuge, his loneliness drives him to overcome his suspicion and strike a bargain with them in return for bed and board. But as desire becomes stronger than necessity, the exchange becomes an uneasy, ongoing arrangement which threatens not only his carefully constructed world but also his life.

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Plot Keywords:

survivalism | forest | survival | bare breasts | female frontal nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 2016 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Survivalist

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Fyzz Facility Film One, thefyzz

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was filmed in Antrim, Northern Ireland

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Goofs

Around 36 min into the film 'the survivalist', Milja and Kathryn are working in the garden. While filming Kathryn you can see clearly a (young) woman walking in the take wearing a red coat.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kathryn: [appearing outside his shack] My name is Kathryn. And this is my daughter Milja. Would you be able to spare some of your crop?
Survivalist: [no]
Kathryn: We can offer something in exchange.
[shows seeds]
Kathryn: A real treasure, then. We have legumes, rusticas, strong varieties. These could boost your yield.
[tosses over a package of seeds]
Kathryn: Surely you can spare something. There's more than enough.
Survivalist: That's what they all thought.
Kathryn: Well, then perhaps... Perhaps, we could stay the night.

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Connections

Follows Magpie (2014)

User Reviews

I thought it was pretty damn good

This won't be everyone's cup of tea. I however have watched plenty of absolute rubbish and this film is well acted, filmed and written. I'm a big Walking Dead fan and this reminded me quite a bit on it, although more a slower stronger tequila without zombies than the beery dead. The atmosphere is palpable and a lot is left to the imagination as to the whys and whats however the interplay in a low number of characters is pretty intense. You do need to be able to enjoy this kind of thing and there's a lot of subtext social commentary in here, not much is in your face explicit generic movie script that spells everything out. Shot beautifully in Ireland, intense stuff with no laughs, but I thought pretty fresh.