The Domestics

"In the end, defend."

2018 1h 35m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 542

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Synopsis

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A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.

“In the end, defend.”

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Cast

Kate Bosworth
Nina West
Tyler Hoechlin
Mark West
Sonoya Mizuno
Betsy
Lance Reddick
Nathan Wood
Kaden Washington Lewis
Steven Wood
Jacinte Blankenship
Theresa Wood
Mikaela Kimani Armstrong
Bella Wood
David Dastmalchian
Willy Cunningham

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mike P. Nelson
Writers: Mike P. Nelson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mike P. Nelson, shot by Manuel Alberto Claro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nathan Barr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

AWARDS

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Editor Julia Wong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kate Bosworth and Tyler Hoechlin and Sonoya Mizuno carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In the end, defend.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5591666 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mike P. Nelson directs. Manuel Alberto Claro behind the camera. Nathan Barr scores. Julia Wong cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Mike P. Nelson, shot by Manuel Alberto Claro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Nathan Barr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Julia Wong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kate Bosworth and Tyler Hoechlin and Sonoya Mizuno carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "In the end, defend.".
7IMDB entry: tt5591666 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Manuel Alberto Claro
Original score: Nathan Barr
Editing: Julia Wong
Production design: Roshelle Berliner
Costume design: Carol Cutshall
Sound: Trevor Gates
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Domestics (2018)

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Gimly2018-09-13
★ 5/10
Probably could have benefitted from some extra funding, and some... better leads, but even with that said, The Domestics is actually a lot fresher than I was expecting. Sure it has the mandatory Mad Max ripoffs that you find in every single post-apocalyptic movie of the past thirty years, but there is at least a single relatively original idea, and a couple of moderately interesting side characters. I can't go so far as to say that it's good, but The Domestics is... Better? I guess. I'm not sure what than, but it feels an appropriate word. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Kamurai2020-09-25
★ 7/10
Really good watch, might watch again, and can recommend. Despite a lot of very obvious problems this movie has, it is surprisingly refreshing. It takes what can sometimes be a boring setting of "post apocalyptic dystopia" and does a lot of new things with it. Notably they cast Kate Bosworth (Lois Lane, "Superman Returns"), Tyler Hoechlin (CW Superman), and Lance Reddick (The Haitian, "Heroes") who all give a great performance for the situations they are given, generally against faceless, or at least generic, forces of violence. What really irked me when I noticed it, is that the order of events isn't necessarily important: it's like someone wrote the script like an SNL movie, just a bunch of sketches pieced together, but instead of humor it was violent survival strategy situations. This is unique enough that I actually enjoyed it conceptually. One of the more refreshing things is that the universe has a narrator in the form of a radio DJ that puts the rumors he gets into legend, making the movie feel very "Old West" at points, without slowing the movie down with an entirely separate scene. It also directly addressing survival strategies and explores the mindset of people that are forced out into the open when they have to move through held territory. There is a lot that is bland, but there is more that is exciting and interesting in this survival thriller. Give it a go if you can handle people shooting each other.