Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster. A vampire epidemic has swept across what is left of the nation's abandoned towns and cities, and it's up to Mister, a death dealing, rogue vampire hunter, to get Martin safely north to Canada, the continent's New Eden.
Direction
Jim Mickle treats vampires like weather systems — inevitable, not theatrical.
Practical Effects
Vampires move like rabid animals, not romantic goths. Hideous and effective.
Writing
Nick Damici's script trusts silence; whole relationships built on what's unsaid.
Director
Jim Mickle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kelly McGillis came out of semi-retirement for this role; her character Sister was expanded because Damici loved her energy on set.
Released during the 2008 recession aftermath, the film's collapsed America resonated with audiences who'd watched foreclosure signs bloom like fungus.
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