A scientist, Zac, wakes up one morning, finding himself alone in the world. He appears to have wiped out humanity with his top-secret project, Operation Flashlight. A search begins for other survivors of the wipeout, and Zac turns to a more nomadic lifestyle as he realises that wealth and excess have no meaning, and realises .. Read more
| Starring | Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Peter Smith |
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| Director | Geoff Murphy |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Zac Hobson finds himself the planet's sole reluctant survivor of a catastrophic error in the secret energy project on... read more on Time Out
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A good find
I first saw this film on the TV about 8 or 9 years ago. I wasn't intending to watch it all, but the premise and storyline kept me hooked right until the end... read more »
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Shhhhh... don't tell anyone
I love antipodean cinema, it's endlessly inventive and always curious - some of the world's best talent lurks unseen in the 'World Cinema' cubby... read more »
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A Slow burn
Rented Due to reading that it inspired some of Fallout 3, Was a bit slow to begin withm but once some of the pieces of the story start to come together its a ... read more »
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Ummm.....it's ok I guess!
Not sure what to say here. The plot could be good but I found it rather slow and found myself thinking ' I know what's going to happen... so.... get on ... read more »
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No need to outline the plot that's done adequately by others: for me, of the actors only Zac, the scientist, was reasonable; the female, an unnervingly ... read more »
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This film is very interesting and makes you ask the question 'what would you do?' Unfortunately my answers were a lot more interesting than what ... read more »
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This is an unusually low-key film covering the possibility of the disappearance of most human life on Earth (or New Zealand) and the reaction of the main ... read more »
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This is a Kiwi film of a Kiwi science fiction novel. The plot looks promising with a scenario of the 'last people on Earth' (or rather last people in ... read more »
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The Quiet Earth
A film for the thinking person....
If you like to have your imagination stimulated and are a reasonably intuitive person, then you will enjoy ... read more »
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A little piece of genius
I love this film. I first saw it very late at night on TV about 15 years ago, intending to watch for a bit and go to bed. To my surprise, it kept me gripped to ... read more »
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Great idea, ripe for a remake!
I first saw this as a teenager back in the late 80s and it left quite an impression, it's an enchanting idea. Now, 20 years later I was looking forward to ... read more »
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