Blood Quantum (2019)

Directed by

Jeff Barnaby

Genre

drama film, horror film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 193 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A zombie outbreak hits a First Nations reserve. The residents are immune because of their genetics but face threats from the infected and from white refugees seeking shelter.

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What happens

Blood Quantum is a 2019 Canadian horror film written, directed, and edited by Jeff Barnaby and starring Michael Greyeyes, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Forrest Goodluck, Kiowa Gordon, Brandon Oakes, Olivia Scriven, Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs, and Gary Farmer. The film depicts the effects of a zombie uprising on a First Nations reserve whose residents are immune to contracting the plague because of their indigenous genetics, but must still cope with the consequences of its effects on the world around them, including white refugees seeking shelter on the reserve. Blood Quantum premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named second runner-up for the People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness. The film was made available for streaming on Shudder in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland on April 28, 2020, and has received generally positive reviews from critics, receiving the most nominations of any film at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards with 10 nominations, ultimately winning seven. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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