Revolt (2017)

An amnesiac US soldier's in a cell next to a cute, French doctor. Earth is under attack by big, alien robots. Kenyan soldiers come to rape, torture and kill but the 2 fight back. They find a car and head west.

Director:

Joe Miale

Writers:

Rowan Athale, Joe Miale

Stars:

Lee Pace, Bérénice Marlohe, Jason Flemyng

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lee Pace	...	Bo
Bérénice Marlohe	...	Nadia
Jason Flemyng	...	Stander
Sibulele Gcilitshana	...	Kara
Wandile Molebatsi	...	Roderick
Sekoati Sk Tsubane	...	Juma
Leroy Gopal	...	Jeandre
Welile Nzunza	...	Cedric
Patrick Bakoba	...	Kenyan Captain
Tom Fairfoot	...	Lieutenant Smalls
Ben Tjibe	...	Lookout
Chantal Herman	...	Female Medic
Barileng Malebye	...	Young Soldier
Jabulani Mthembu	...	Poacher 1
Batsile Ramasodi	...	Poacher 2

Storyline

The story of humankind's last stand against a cataclysmic alien invasion. In the war-ravaged African countryside, a U.S. soldier and a French foreign aid worker team up to survive the alien onslaught. Their bond will be tested as they search for refuge across a crumbling world.

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Plot Keywords:

alien invasion | robots | alien | amnesia | armed conflict | 

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Taglines:

To live is to fight.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence including some grisly images

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official Twitter

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 2017 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Prisoner of War

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

POW Movie, 42, Tea Shop & Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alex Russell was previously attached to star before Lee Pace was cast.

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Goofs

Early in the movie, they find a car to use among a group of other, damaged cars. Much later in the movie, right after they leave the photographer, they make there way to a new 'town'. One of the shots of this town shows the same row of cars as before, although they have traveled hundreds of kilometers. Oh, and the car they took, which they also crashed, was still there, right in the middle of the shot.

User Reviews

Decent Sci-Fi

I'll give it an 8 because if you take the budget into consideration, they did a pretty good job. It's actually impressive how they strategically stretched the budget, and I'm not just talking about filming in Africa, though that saved plenty of money, looking apocalyptic without much staging.

The Story is fine, nothing ground-breaking. The message is simple and repeated a few times in slogan form for our benefit in case we missed it.

There is one minor technical but highly visible plot hole around the end, and they know it - they show that they know it. It's likely they just *couldn't* do it right, but it's really not a big deal. Come to think of it, this movie has fewer holes than most amazingly.

I'd say it's a good ScyFy channel movie + , so if you're OK with that then you're OK with this.