Release: Available exclusively on DirecTV June 23, opens in theaters July 29
Director: Patricia Rozema
Written by: Patricia Rozema (screenplay), Jean Hegland (novel)
Cast: Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Eklund, and Wendy Crewson
Produced by: Niv Fichman, Aaron L. Gilbert, and Ellen Page
Runtime: 101 minutes
Rating: R
Studio: A24
Set in the near future, this riveting and suspenseful apocalyptic drama follows two sisters, Nell (Ellen Page) and Eva (Evan Rachel Wood) who live in the Pacific Northwest with their kindly father, Robert. Nell is focused on her studies and Eva is training to be a dancer, but their peaceful lives are disrupted one day by what turns out to be a continent-wide blackout. Whereas at first the family bond together and try to make the most of their difficult circumstances, as time gone on, the challenges become more serious. In the wake of a shocking and violent confrontation that Robert has with a menacing passerby, the sisters must work together in order to survive in their increasingly treacherous new world.
