Survival Zone is a 1983 South African post-apocalyptic action-thriller directed by Percival Rubens and starring Gary Lockwood, Camilla Sparv, Morgan Stevens, and Zoli Marki.
| Survival Zone | |
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| Directed by | Percival Rubens |
| Written by | Eric Brown Percival Rubens |
| Produced by | David Dalling Frank Evans Percival Rubens |
| Starring | Gary Lockwood Camilla Sparv Morgan Stevens Zoli Marki |
| Cinematography | Vincent G. Cox Colin Taylor |
| Music by | Nick Labuschagne |
| Distributed by | Commedia Pictures Inc. |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
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In the near future of 1989, the world has collapsed during a nuclear war and the few survivors must make do as best they can. Ben Faber operates a family farm and is isolated from world events. They live a reasonably happy life until they are besieged by a brutal and cannibalistic motorcycle gang who want to eat men and reproduce with the women. The family is forced to protect themselves with the weapons found in the house. Concurrent with this they have given a mysterious stranger shelter.[1]
Cast edit
- Gary Lockwood .... Ben Faber
- Camilla Sparv .... Lucy Faber
- Morgan Stevens .... Adam Strong
- Zoli Marki (Zoli Marquess) .... Rachel Faber
- Ian Steadman .... Bigman Bigman
Background edit
Survival Zone is a low-budget "B" film inspired by the Australian film Mad Max 2. Screenplay, direction and production by Percival Rubens with a screenwriting assist by Eric Brown.[2]
Reception edit
In Creature Feature, John Stanley found the movie predictable, giving it two out of five stars. However, he did find that the movie offers surprising philosophical take on life after an apocalypse.[3]
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