A massive water contamination incident kills thousands on North America’s northeast coast. Climate activists go wonkers in a Greta Thunberg fury sparking a backlash from a paramilitary-political group the United Conservancy comprised of neo Nazis, racists, white supremacists and assorted right wing deviants. Law and order people or so they say marching northward seeping into Canada but God Bless the resistors putting up a fight against these beer swilling yahoos.
A whole passle of “neutral folks” are holed up in a family cottage North Bay way in Canada and the film follows them as they are hunted down by the United Conservancy who rarely spare resistors they catch. Cruel, vicious and ruthless and golly gee our group aren’t even resistors. They are caught in the middle.
I noted the film has a gritty reality to it as nothing discredits an apocalyptic film more than cheap sets which are avoided here with most scenes being shot in the woods. The romance between two of the characters is cheesy and played out too long but thank goodness the excess melodrama is near the film’s conclusion.
Measured and well-crafted doses of violence, apprehension, civil disobedience, suspense, political violence, deaths, woundings, escapes, politically divided families, child soldiers and executioners.
Somewhat strange that the Canadian newscasts in the film give the temperatures in Fahrenheit and there are references to miles. Is this rejection of metric an attempt to comfort American audiences?
The acting is fine with iconic Sheila McCarthy in a supporting role.
Directed by Mackenzie Donaldson and shiver me timbers his mom is Sheila McCarthy!
Theatrical release commenced 8November2024 in Canada.
RKS 2024 Film Rating 76/100.
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