A rare astronomical event causes a permanent worldwide black out, forcing residents of a middle-class suburb to get by with no modern conveniences. The community pulls together and adapts to a simpler way of life, but their success draws the attention of the less resourceful residents in the area and soon results in a war between subdivisions. This is their story. Written by Anonymous A catastrophic solar flare plunges Earth into global darkness. As society teeters on the edge of total anarchy the President and top government officials are swept away to a Cold War bunker in search of a solution. While the politicians fight insanity and each other, a group of middle-class suburbanites take survival into their own hands. With bullets and seeds, this neighborhood of schoolteachers and businessmen transform themselves into a village of self-sustaining warriors. Can they hold on until power is restored, or will they fall to the starving masses?
Practical Effects
Genuine low-budget ingenuity making suburban streets feel like a war zone.
Acting
Tom Sizemore going absolutely feral as a power-mad general.
Director
Tim Szczesniak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Georgia with a reported budget under $500K, which explains why the 'worldwide blackout' mostly looks like someone forgot to pay the electric bill on a cul-de-sac.
Came out during the prepper TV boom (Doomsday Preppers, Revolution) but accidentally predicted the 2020 toilet paper hoarding era—minus the class warfare, mostly.
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