The Survivalist
2015 · Movie · Not Rated · 104 min · ★ 6.2 · 88% critics
In a near-future world where food is scarce, a lone survivalist quietly tends a hidden forest farm and avoids all contact. When two strangers arrive desperate for shelter and supplies, an uneasy bargain forms, and daily routines turn into a tense test of trust, hunger, and staying alive.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-04-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (380 votes)
About
If you like bleak, intimate post-collapse stories focused on hard choices and constant unease, this may work for you; Not for you if you want fast action, clear answers, or lighter tone like Children of Men.
Pros: tense survival stakes; strong performances; gritty realism | Cons: very slow pace; minimal dialogue; graphic nudity and violence
Themes
- pregnancy
- post-apocalyptic future
- knife
- forest
- rifle
- survival
- food
- bow and arrow
- seed
- starvation
Cast & crew
Martin McCann
as The Survivalist
Mia Goth
as Milja
Olwen Fouéré
as Kathryn
Douglas Russell
as Snatcher
Andrew Simpson
as Augustus
Ryan McParland
as Crossbow Raider
Hussina Raja
as Watchwoman
Ciaran Flynn
as Watchman
- SD
Seán Doupe
as Axe Raider
- JM
Jeremy Martin
as Raider
Directed by Stephen Fingleton