2149: The Aftermath

2149: The Aftermath
Film poster
Directed byBenjamin Duffield
Written byRobert Higden
Produced bySusan Schneir
Kim Berlin
Jason Ross Jallet
B. P. Paquette
StarringMolly Parker
Nick Krause
Juliette Gosselin
Jordyn Negri
Daniel DiVenere
Cassidy Marlene Jaggard
Narrated byJoe Bohbot
CinematographyTobie Marier Robitaille
Edited byBenjamin Duffield and Éric Drouin
Music byJames Gelfland and Louise Tremblay
Production
companies
Suki Films
Nortario Films
Distributed bySuki Releasing
Release date
  • April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

2149: The Aftermath (also known as ESC, Darwin, and Confinement) is a Canadian science fiction film directed by Benjamin Duffield and written by Robert Higden. The film stars Molly Parker, Nick Krause, Juliette Gosselin, Cassidy Marlene Jaggard, Jordyn Negri, and Daniel DiVenere.[1][2][3]

Principal photography on the film commenced June 2014 in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, and wrapped-up July 2014. Suki Films is producing the film with Nortario Films, based in Greater Sudbury. The film was financed by Telefilm Canada, the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, the Ontario Media Development Corporation, and the Harold Greenberg Fund. It was released summer 2016.[1][2][3]

Plot

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Set in an oppressive, post-apocalyptic future, resulting from a world-wide biological war, survivors live in small cement modules with little more than a computer which connects them to their job, food and entertainment. After nine years, a young man (portrayed by Nick Krause) is forced out into the real world when his module is left without power by a lightning strike and discovers truths about that world and his own life that he never dreamed of.[1][2][3]

Cast

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Release

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Suki International set the film for a winter-spring 2016 release.[1][2]

Filmed in the summer of 2014, this movie has had 4 different titles. It started as "ESC," then became "Darwin," then became "Confinement," and the latest is "2149: The Aftermath"

It was released on Amazon Prime in November 2021 under the title 2149: The Aftermath.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "'House of Cards' Molly Parker Toplines Indie 'ESC' - The Hollywood Reporter". hollywoodreporter.com. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cameras roll on Alain Desrochers' ESC in Sudbury » Playback". playbackonline.ca. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  3. ^ a b c nurun.com. "Sudbury briefs: Shooting film begins | Sudbury Star". thesudburystar.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
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