The Rezort (2015)

The ReZort, a safari park, offers paying guests the opportunity to kill as many zombies as they please following an outbreak.

Director:

Steve Barker

Writer:

Paul Gerstenberger

Stars:

Dougray Scott, Jessica De Gouw, Martin McCann

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dougray Scott	...	Archer
Jessica De Gouw	...	Melanie Gibbs
Martin McCann	...	Lewis Evans
Claire Goose	...	Valerie Wilton
Elen Rhys	...	Sadie
Jassa Ahluwalia	...	Jack
Lawrence Walker	...	Alfie
Kevin Shen	...	Nevins
Sean Power	...	Spencer
Jamie Ward	...	Mike
Dave Wong	...	Ken Lee
Shane Zaza	...	Salva
Stefan Pejic	...	Tate
Cristian Solimeno	...	Shooting Range Instructor
Catarina Mira	...	Alvarez

Storyline

Following a near-apocalyptic zombie outbreak, humans are once again in control. If an occasional rogue zombie finds its way into everyday life, it is quickly disposed of by the authorities. In this day and age, people know how to handle "Zee's". The latest craze is the Zombie Safari - Zafari - a chance to go out and shoot the undead in the wild. The ultimate blood sport experience, and for many the ultimate therapeutic revenge following the losses suffered during the outbreak. Little do the vacationers realize they're actually in a highly controlled environment, where the zombies are always kept at a safe shooting distance. Nothing is left to chance, nothing is unplanned. So far.

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Plot Keywords:

island | zombie | safari | computer malfunction | control room | 

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Taglines:

Humanity's last stand.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

UK Spain Belgium

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 June 2016 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Generation Z

Filming Locations:

Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP5,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$30,194

Company Credits

Production Co:

LWH Entertainment, Umedia, The Kraken Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dougray Scott also played in several episodes of Fear the Walking Dead (2015) another post apocalyptic zombie thriller.

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Goofs

See-through magazines show no ammunition being spent, although characters fire more than magazines could hold.

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Connections

References The Lion King (1994)

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Soundtracks

Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat 'Emperor' Op. 73
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Stephen Kovacevitch (as Stephen Kovacevich) and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
Licensed courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd

User Reviews

Good stuff

Survivors of a zombie holocaust travel to an expensive island resort, where the last remaining creatures are kept in captivity, but things don't go to plan.

Jurassic Park of the undead. This was a pleasant surprise, since most zombie productions are basement crud while this production is well paced and put together. We're introduced by an after the fact news report, then we get to know the characters before the action kicks in. The zombies are called pacers, but they sure can move, and there are several effective jump scares as they lunge out of nowhere.

The plot makes political points, but more of the earnest type than Romero-style satire, and while the refugee angle turns out interesting you have to wonder why we would have that problem after a big chunk of the population has been wiped out. Turns out movie makers aren't Marxists after all. Duh.

Some of the dialogue is on the nose, and there's a poorly judged sequence as the characters saunter along expositioning to each other just after their deadline for escape has been set. Also, typical of British horror to subject the audience to irritating joke characters. And some "why don't they just close the door?" moments.

Performances are good. Photography good, although the zombies are a bit tame with not enough bizarro images. Editing on the news reports is irritating to begin with, but otherwise fine. Music was lively.

Overall: not perfectly conceived or executed, but good entertainment.