‘The lucky ones died in the blast.’ Ok, you have my attention.
I stumbled upon this trailer for the post-apocalyptic indie thriller The Divide the other week, and have been dying to write something about it ever since. Exuding claustrophobia (reminiscent of The Descent) and portraying the fragile nature of the human spirit (reminiscent of Cube), The Divide has all the hallmarks of an indie classic.
The film tells the tale of nine nuclear holocaust survivors struggling to live together in an apartment building basement in New York. As the trailer unfolds, what starts out as fairly standard fare quickly escalates into ‘what the heck is going on!?!’
Oh, and did I mention Michael Biehn (Terminator, Aliens) is in it?? I’ll have me some of that!
Enjoy!
There isn’t much I don’t love about this trailer. It gives you just enough but not too much, and the last 30 manic seconds leave you wanting more. I also love how they introduce some very different story elements right at the end, just to throw you off. The soundtrack is bang on too and builds with the trailer nicely. And, as it eludes to in the trailer, Michael Biehn looks to have turned in one heck of a performance. Superb stuff!
Is this your sort of thing, and are you as excited to see it as I am? What’s your favourite post-apocalyptic movie?
Directed by Xavier Gens (Hitman), The Divide stars Lauren German (Hostel: Part II), Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia (Rocky Balboa), Michael Eklund, Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction) and Courtney B. Vance (TV’s Flash Forward).
The Divide is only scheduled for a limited US release at this stage, from 13 January 2012. Please, oh please, let it come to New Zealand.