Survive or Die

Survive or Die

The Battle Has Just Begun

2018 · 83 min · ★ 1.0 · Action

After a civil war erupts, killing her entire family, 16-year-old Shade escapes to Australia on a refugee boat helmed by the captain of a people smuggling ring. The boat becomes lost at sea and, out of fuel, food and water, the refugees begin to die until a handful of them manage to land in an isolated part of Australia. Lost, desperate and fighting between themselves, only Shade, the captain and a young Rohingya refugee girl named Maiya are left alive to find civilisation and make Australia their new home.

Directed by Daniel Okuduwa · Written by Daniel Okuduwa

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