After the Apocalypse

After the Apocalypse

2004 · 72 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Science Fiction

A futuristic drama about five survivors trying to make sense of a New World after a devastating urban catastrophe challenges their basic human needs. Set in a bleak, post-urban landscape in the aftermath of the Third World War, the film presents a strangely limited environment where a single woman and four men are forced to communicate without words as a result of destructive gasses from the war. When their pasts are erased by the war, they are forced to recreate their lives both individually and collectively.

Directed by Yasuaki Nakajima · Written by Yasuaki Nakajima

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