Zygote (2017)

Stranded in an Arctic mine, two lone survivors are forced to fight for their lives, evading and hiding from a new kind of terror.

Director:

Neill Blomkamp

Writers:

Neill Blomkamp, Thomas Sweterlitsch

Stars:

Dakota Fanning, Jose Pablo Cantillo

Cast

Cast overview:
Dakota Fanning	...	Barklay
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Quinn

Storyline

In a remote mining facility located somewhere in the Arctic circle, a monster kills 96 of the 98 people there. The 2 remaining survivors try to hide from it, but with food and water running low, they decide to escape to a safe zone as it contains an abundance of supplies. As soon as they leave, however, they are instantly pursued by the monster through large rooms and narrow corridors with only a couple of guns to defend themselves with.

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Genres:

Short | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site - Oats Studios

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 July 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zygote

Filming Locations:

Diefenbunker Canada's Cold War Museum, Carp, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Oats Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed at the Diefenbunker, a decommissioned Cold War era nuclear fallout shelter of the Canadian government - now the Canadian Cold War museum. The Sum of All Fears (2002) among other movies have used the location in the past.

User Reviews

Comparison to Carpenters The Thing is inevitable but this movie really succeeded where the remake failed. It is claustrophobic, tensed n fast paced.

Recently been on a spree of revisiting Tales from the crypt on Youtube. Was searching for a short horror film n when i saw the name of Neill Blomkamp, i was totally interested in checking this out. The 22 minutes was worth it. Comparison to Carpenters The Thing is inevitable but this movie really succeeded where the remake failed. It is claustrophobic, tensed, fast paced, superbly acted n directed. The film is set in the mining colony in the Arctic circle. We r told that outta 98 crew only two r remaining. One of em is wounded n blinded n the other a frightened junior female crew member. The monster/thing is made up of body parts of the dead members. There is no safe chamber or place to hide as the monster has the fingerprint ids of all the doors. The creature was terrific though.