After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.
Acting
Bruno Lawrence's unraveling is physical, raw, unforgettable
Direction
Geoff Murphy turns empty New Zealand into cosmic horror
Cinematography
Sunrise shots that'll haunt your dreams
Director
Geoff Murphy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bruno Lawrence was primarily a jazz drummer before acting; he composed the wild piano piece Zac plays during his breakdown.
This was New Zealand's biggest budget film at the time and essentially invented Kiwi sci-fi cinema—without it, no Peter Jackson, no Taika Waititi's genre experiments.
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