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American Blackout

  • TV Movie
  • 2013
  • 13+
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
264
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American Blackout (2013)
Drama

What if the Doomsday Preppers were right all along? Hacking into urban infrastructures isn't science fiction anymore - it's in the news every day. A 90-minute docu-drama, "American Blackout"... Read allWhat if the Doomsday Preppers were right all along? Hacking into urban infrastructures isn't science fiction anymore - it's in the news every day. A 90-minute docu-drama, "American Blackout" reveals in gritty detail the impact of what happens when a cyber attack on the United Sta... Read allWhat if the Doomsday Preppers were right all along? Hacking into urban infrastructures isn't science fiction anymore - it's in the news every day. A 90-minute docu-drama, "American Blackout" reveals in gritty detail the impact of what happens when a cyber attack on the United States takes down the power grid. The question is: when the lights go out, what do we do next... Read all

  • Director
    • Jonathan Rudd
  • Writers
    • Emily Ballou
    • Ewan Morrison
  • Stars
    • Kasim Aslam
    • Hardy Awadjie
    • Sally Jo Bannow
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    264
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    • Director
      • Jonathan Rudd
    • Writers
      • Emily Ballou
      • Ewan Morrison
    • Stars
      • Kasim Aslam
      • Hardy Awadjie
      • Sally Jo Bannow
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Kasim Aslam
    • Andrew
    Hardy Awadjie
    Hardy Awadjie
    • Male
    Sally Jo Bannow
    • VJ's Mom
    Gage Barret
    • Jason
    Kelly Blunt
    • Gemma
    Emelia Boatner
    • Molly
    Jackson Burns
    • Redneck Archaeologist
    Ronald Bush
    Ronald Bush
    • Prepper Neighbor
    • (as Ronald R. Bush)
    Lena Drake
    Lena Drake
    • Lena
    Simon Faddoul
    • VJ
    Joe Flowers
    Joe Flowers
    • Steve
    Lisa Fogel
    • Sarah
    Alexis Green
    • Dee
    Deangelus Grisby
    • Jess
    Lucy Hwang
    • Nurse
    Marcus Jordan
    • Marcus
    Casey Likes
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    • Hank, Jr.
    Greg Lutz
    Greg Lutz
    • Hank
    • Director
      • Jonathan Rudd
    • Writers
      • Emily Ballou
      • Ewan Morrison
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      Shots of looters pushing a shopping cart laden with their haul down a street shows a shopfront with a London Underground logo on it, indicating this was stock news footage of the 2011 London rioting as opposed to the film's looting in America that took place after the blackout.

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Elsötétül Amerika
    • Filming locations
      • Phoenix, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • RAW
      • WGBH
      • Randy Murray Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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