The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
Twelve years ago, a plague swept through, wiping out most of the population; in San Francisco, only 186 people remain. Two of them use jury-rigged batteries to power a camera and make a documentary. We see a variety of approaches to survival, from the artist and engineer who trade for their needs, to the surfers and woodsmen who fish and hunt, to the scavengers, and a communal farm. We also see how the community deals with those who threaten it, and how the youth are growing up with different values from those who knew our world.
Ratings
IMDb5/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic64/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Calum GrantDirector
- Joshua Atesh LitleDirector
- Calum GrantWriter
Cast
- Aubrey AnkrumHammer Guy
- Christine CannavoEngineer
- Chris ChambreViolinist
- Ronald ChaseTeacher
- Josiah ClarkWoodsman
- Rashida ClendeningMusic Teacher
- James CurryJames
- Sally DanaArson Victim
- Chiara de LucaStudent
- David DriverGo-To Guy
- Adam SavageEngineer
- Mark RouthierArsonist
Stills
Themes
found footage