With only a few hours left before the world’s end, a man must decide where his consciousness lies.
Impactful and soul-wrenching apocalyptic indie drama! Right off the bat, the end is nigh! The comet has hit the Earth, half of the world is already gone, and Perth is the last place the firestorm will hit! James’ last journey to redemption is also our tour to the end of humanity. The comet may be the one that kills the planet, but it seems that humanity has died way before that. The journey consists of violence, amorality, guns, drugs, partying, death aplenty, and… maybe hope right before it dries up. Twelve hours to a destination that, in this case, actually matters as much as the journey itself.
The film’s quality is shown in all three stages of production. The script is solid, the mise-en-scene is thoroughly meticulous from beginning to end, and the editing moves the story forward by pacing it, keeping the interest always at peak level – excellent use of flashbacks. Writer/director Zak Hilditch incredibly utilises his small budget, investing it in an apocalyptic drama that reveals our hair-raising nature, but also the one that makes us proud of the tiny little things we have or we can achieve in life… even right before death.
Nathan Phillips, Angourie Rice, Jessica De Gouw and Kathryn Beck deserve a massive round of applause for their incredible performances that bring characters to life through an unfathomable situation. The end of the world is something that we may not be thinking about seriously, but These Final Hours is a nightmare and also food for thought for all of us. The Australian cinema has proved time and time again that it can deliver gripping and gruesome dramas and horrors, and this one is no exception.
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