Broken Darkness

I started watching this expecting the usual fare, just something to have on in the background while I did other things. But what I got was so much better. I actually put down my phone and watched.

The film is one of the few that doesn't start with the premise that all people are horrible and just awaiting the apocalypse to revert to their worst selves. Apart from a few writing choices at the start that didn't make a lot of sense, this movie did a good job of showing people just being people - flawed, hopeful, often both selfish and selfless, compassionate, desperate, trying to do their best for the people around them.

And while it has its share of tension and action, it's also got breathing room - long, quiet, weirdly beautiful scenes that don't say much but show a lot. They give you space to let your guard down and see the story that the movie is telling. This breathing room also makes the tense moments so much more affecting, and the action hit so much harder.

It's also a gorgeous new take on what's probably my favorite genre, and at the end I didn't want to just click on to the next thing. I wanted to sit with this a while. It's different kind of apocalypse movie and I found some of it genuinely breathtaking.

If you want another Day of the Dead (and don't get me wrong - George Romero is one is my forever favorites), this isn't what you're in the mood for. But if you're up for a movie that gives you room to feel it, give it a try. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Novice South African Director, writer, producer, editor, visuals and sound editor Christopher-Lee dos Santos did a fairly decent job with his directing and visuals, but was flawed in every other department, especially the writing. Maybe he wore too many hats in this film.

The highlights in this film was the outstanding underground set/locations (set in Johannesburg, South Africa) and the great cinematography. The directing and acting was also fairly decent for a B-grade low budget film

The film actually started off very good for the first 30 mins or so. The story held my interest, the score intensified the suspense, and I couldn't wait for what was going to happen next. Then after that, the score took a turn for the worse, the sound had serious issues (e.g. faint gunshots), and the scenes dragged on forever, that the overly long 2 hour length felt like 3 hours. It needed to be edited down to 70-90 max mins.

Then there were the serious plot issues that plagued this entire film. E.g. what was the point of his son? How and why does the film shift to a pointless journey above-ground? I'm thinking a 5th grader could have written this better.

Had it not been for the great cinematography, sets/location, decent directing and acting, I would have rated this a 1/10.

A very slow post apocalyptic film with a good premise but full of plot holes and bad direction. Acting and cinematography are good even though the main character is annoying as hell, and the film fails to go anywhere.

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This post apocalyptic indie film has a few good moments intertwined through a pretty good storyline. The beginning had a scene or two that didn't quite sit right as far as the main character's reaction to a tragedy not the acting more so the writing but after a few quick hiccups this story heads in the right direction. The acting by all the main character's were brilliant, a few side show bob's would appear from time to time but the pace of the movie was never disrupted. Although this film is set in a post apocalyptic era the landscapes provided a peaceful charm. Special effects and the cannibal mutants were decent and the videography using certain angles at the right time provided optimal suspense. The ending sufficed and you definitely get the feeling when it's over that your leaving with more then what you came with. All in all I give this film a good movie rating at 7. Do take the time to check this out if the opportunity arises.

(2017) Broken Darkness SCIENCE-FICTION HORROR/ ACTION DRAMA

Credited to four or more different job labels from co-producer, executive producer, editor, writer and directed by Christopher-Lee dos Santos that opens with a group of survivors of a meteor shower that wiped out much of the planet earth. At the same token, created a barrage of ghouls/ zombies whatever one wants to call them, a group of them escaping to live underground. At this point I was not sure who were the main stars were until it became apparent that the ghouls were running amok underground as well, forcing survivors who were initially planned to make a future there to escaping toward the surface. As we see Sam (Sean Cameron Michael) and Rose (Suraya Rose Santos) building a rapport.