

He tends to his own gunshot wound, finding a small bottle of antibiotics in a medicine cabinet in the bathroom. Hunter organizes the survivors and instructs them to move all of their supplies into the cellar and attempt to seal it against the radioactive fallout which is coming. Jonathan, whose grandparents own the house, agrees to let Hunter and his party join the four survivors already inside: Jonathan, his diabetic uncle Wendell, Brad, and Brad's pregnant wife Angie. Brad, holding them at gunpoint, tries to drive them away, but is disarmed by Hunter. As they attempt to gain entry, Hunter's group are interrupted by Brad ( Edward Furlong) and Jonathan ( Ross Britz). They find another farmhouse nearby, which they initially mistake for unoccupied. They leave immediately, unable to help the child. Hunter is shot by a frightened child while trying to find shelter in a local home. Car radio reports state that major cities on both the East and West coasts have been destroyed. They meet and join with Elizabeth ( Monica Keena) who tells them she saw explosions over other major cities in visual range. They search for and locate an old diesel vehicle which is not affected by the EMP, and scour nearby stores collecting supplies.

The detonations generate an electromagnetic pulse which disables Jennifer's car. While stopped, they witness several mushroom clouds that destroy nearby "targets." Satchel is blinded by looking directly at a nuclear detonation. Thomason) is on a highway where he meets Jennifer and her young brother Satchel. Thomason, Monica Keena, and Edward Furlong as a group of survivors taking shelter in a Texas farmhouse. not that there's anything wrong with that.Aftermath (also known under its working title, Remnants) is a 2014 American apocalyptic thriller film directed by Peter Engert. It's best you know going in to expect a soap opera. every window gets its shot of winsome gazing. train windows, car windows, house windows, bus windows. That's 12 shots of someone gazing out of a window. An accurate description would be 'soap opera.' The set design, costumes, and cast are first rate, but the direction, script, and editing scream soap opera. It would be a mistake to assume, given the outstanding three lead actors, that this is a prestigious WWII drama.
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Director James Kent is known mostly for his TV work, and the film is based on the novel by Rhidian Brook, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse. The visuals are impressive, but we never get a feel for the challenge of rebuilding infrastructure and lives. This little lovefest is contrasted with the rubble of Hamburg. If this was a "Seinfeld" episode, this is where 'yada, yada, yada' would be inserted, letting us know that a tryst between Lubert and Rachel occurs while husband Morgan is out on duty, and that romp brings her instantly back to life. Clearly the loss of her son still impacts Rachel to the point that she rarely finds a moment of happiness. Lubert, whose wife was also killed during the war. We soon learn that their young son was killed 4 years prior in a bombing - a hardship they share with Mr.

An awkward reunion for Morgan and his wife indicates something is amiss. Of course, we know (even if Rachel doesn't know yet) that it's not the little girl who is going to break this rule. On her train ride in, Rachel hears a young girl discussing the rule of "no fraternizing" with the German people. The aforementioned Skarsgard is Stephen Lubert, and Flora Thieman plays Freda, his rebellious teenage daughter. Captain Morgan is played by Jason Clarke, and his wife Rachel by Keira Knightley. Here's a tip gentlemen: never invite Alexander Skarsgard to live in the same house as your significant other. Captain Morgan makes the unusual offer of having the man and his daughter remain in the house, rather than relocate to one of the dreadful camps, where food and privacy is scarce. He is joined there by his wife Rachel, and they are to occupy a beautiful mansion that has been "requisitioned" from a German architect and his daughter. British officer Lewis Morgan is charged with overseeing the military's role in beginning the process of returning a sense of normalcy back to Hamburg (and assisting with hunting Nazi loyalists). It's 1945 on the heels of the Allied forces victory in WWII.
