2016 | USA | NR | 97 min.
Fans of “The Walking Dead,” take note: this
post-apocalyptic survival story is a rare treat for
smart genre-movie lovers. A viral outbreak has
decimated the world and left most of humanity
dead or infected with the taste for human flesh.
Ann lives alone in a forest in upstate New York,
carefully planning each day’s survivalist activities
and foraging for supplies, accompanied only
by a radio that broadcasts a single transmission
in French. Then one day, she crosses paths with
two other survivors, a teenage girl and her stepfather,
and she must make a decision—continue
to fight on alone, or connect with other humans
in a world where intimacy can be just as dangerous
as the zombies she has learned to outsmart
and outrun. The winner of this year’s Tribeca Audience
Award is not just for fans of the undead.