Nuclear Family

Nuclear Family

2012 · 95 min · ★ 3.5 · Science Fiction

Nuclear Family begins the story of a young couple, John and Lynn, who are trying to survive in the woods after what appears to be a nuclear holocaust. They stay on the move with their 11-year-old daughter, Pauline... all the while searching for their missing 8-year-old son, Grant. Meanwhile, present society has disintegrated, and the family must stay one step ahead of the Berserkers: lawless, wild, brutal men who rape,pillage and destroy as a way of life. Shot as a pilot presentation for a TV series the story will take this family, and the others they meet along the way in their search for Grant and to avoid the Berserkers, to discoveries beyond the existing reality. Written by Clay Keeley Executive Producer

Directed by Kyle Rankin · Written by Kyle Rankin

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Corin Nemec John
Ray Wise The Man
Danielle Harris Zoe
Kinsey Packard Lynn
Sharon Lawrence Karen
Lee Arenberg Ben
Pauline Cohn Pauline
Parker Croft The Son
Cindy Vela Karen
Jennifer Blanc-Biehn Jen (as Jennifer Blanc)
Michael Phillip Edwards The African

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