Here Alone (film)
Here Alone is a post-apocalyptic film directed by Rod Blackhurst. Written by David Ebeltoft, the film premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival and was released theatrically on March 30, 2017.[2] It received mixed reviews from critics.
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| Directed by | Rod Blackhurst |
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| Written by | David Ebeltoft |
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| Music by | Eric D. Johnson |
| Cinematography | Adam McDaid |
| Edited by | Rod Blackhurst |
Production company | Gentile Entertainment Group Preferred Content |
| Distributed by | Signature EntertainmentăVertical Entertainment |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Sometime after a zombie-like infection decimates the world's population, Ann (Lucy Walters) struggles to survive in the woods. There are few resources and she is forced to live off the land, as abandoned houses attract dangerous, infected corpses. Throughout, Ann clings to the hope of civilization, listening to a crank radio that broadcasts an emergency message in French, a language she does not understand, and other reminders of her past life.
That past life includes her husband, Jason (Shane West), and child, an infant daughter. They are gone, and the movie explains their fate through a series of flashbacks.
On her way back from getting food from a nearby home, Ann comes across an injured man, Chris (Adam David Thompson), and his teenage stepdaughter, Olivia (Gina Piersanti). She helps them, nursing Chris back to health, but finds it difficult to trust him or Olivia.
A short time later, Chris and Olivia are about to leave when a storm rolls in; Ann allows them to stay a little while longer. Time passes and Chris and Ann form a romantic relationship, much to Olivia's irritation.
It is revealed later on that after leaving to find supplies for Ann and their daughter during the night, Jason was attacked and killed by the infected, leaving Ann to protect their child. One day, when she leaves to find food, she kills one of the infected; unknown to Ann, blood splatters onto her coat. She returns to find her daughter crying but unharmed. When Ann comforts her, the blood from her coat accidentally gets in her daughter's mouth.
Ann's daughter develops circular rashes on her belly, a telltale sign of infection. Left with no other options, Ann grinds up a bottle of aspirin, mixes it with baby formula, including dropplets of her own blood,and feeds it to her daughter.
Ann decides to go North with Chris and Olivia. To do this, they must gather food from the house Ann has regularly searched so that they're able to make the journey; while Chris distracts the infected gathered in the yard, Ann and Olivia sneak into the house and start searching for food. While Ann is distracted, Olivia knocks her out, ties her up, screams, then takes the food and runs back to camp. Ann escapes, then finds Olivia and Chris under attack by the infected that Olivia drew with her scream.
Only Olivia and Ann have survived. In the car, driving down the road, Olivia rests her head on Ann's lap; Ann screams.[3]
Cast
- Lucy Walters as Ann
- Gina Piersanti as Olivia
- Shane West as Jason
- Adam David Thompson as Chris
Reviews
Here Alone received mixed reviews from critics. According to Rotten Tomatoes, 47% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film received an aggregate critic score of 59 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]
References
- "HERE ALONE (2016)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- Catsoulis, Jeannette. "Review: 'Here Alone' Will Scare You With Menacing Little Jolts". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- "Here Alone". IMDB. IMDB.com. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- "Here Alone (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- "Here Alone Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 7, 2018.