The Survivalist

The Survivalist

It has been described by many as ‘a future cult classic’ and post –apocalyptic thriller’. The upcoming horror movie-The Survivalist offers a cock-tail of eye-opening lessons about the treachery, human emotions and the intrinsic desire to survive. The Survivalist will be released on February 12, 2016 in the UK and Norway.

The lone survivalist, Martin McCann, is intensely struggling in a post-apocalyptic world to succumbing to starvation. He strives by hook and crook to make the ends meet. The Survivalist lives by his wits in a very in a self-reliant manner and he opts to hide out in a cabin deep in the countryside. He abides carefully to his routines and takes all precaution to be alert always. One day two starving women, a mother and her daughter, approached him begging to have a share for his farm crops.

In the kill-or –be –killed environment where starvation is widespread and strangers motives not always known. One day a starving woman (Olwen Fouere) together with her teenage daughter (Mia Goth) discover refuge deep in the forest, mother and her daughter, approached him begging to have a share for his farm crops. His loneliness blinds him of any suspicion and closes a deal with them in exchange for board and bed. In an attempt to co-exist in the lone wilderness, a hazardous relationship started to take root, however, after some time more hostile guests streamed in disrupting their serene, quiet but uneasy existence.

The survivalist fascinates and shocks at the same time from the beginning to the end. It has been shot exquisitely using highly effective graphic and sound design. It has minimal art and music but it makes a huge cinematic impression which in turn enhances the horror movie experience. It is gruesomely candid in the entire scene with features that will make the viewers to recoil in revulsion on occasions.

The film’s setting of lush and wild countryside is a sharp contrast to the gritty and dark story that is being played out. The sense of isolation that is ongoing on the scene makes it feel real and practical.it has been shot and framed masterfully, there is overriding atmosphere of both mistrust and paranoia that have been enhanced by perfect timing and clever imagery. Spiced up with understated dialogue and skillful subtle acting McCann, Fouere and Goth have proven to equally compelling on the screen.

The only setback of the film is the inadequacy of concrete details of the individual history of the characters which makes their true feelings and intentions occasionally left unclear. Fortunately, lack of their individual information doesn’t lessen the intensity or the depth of their roles, in fact it serves arouse curiosity and interest at times.

For parental guide it features bouts of frightening and intense scenes of activities such as violence, gore, profanity alcohol, smoking and drugs. It also has explicit sex and nudity scenes including one distressful scene of an attempted abortion. The survivalist might not auger very well with everyone, but it is genuinely provoking and will leave you awestruck for horror movie enthusiasts .The film runs for about 104 minutes (1 hr. 44 min).

Upcoming Releases:

UK 12 February 2016
Norway 12 February 2016