Firebase

2017 0h 27m EN

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6.8

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Synopsis

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Set during the Vietnam war, Firebase follows American soldier Hines through an ever-deepening web of science fiction madness.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Steve Boyle
Sgt. Hines
Nic Rhind
Jacob Palmer
Robert Hobbs
Sgt. Carr
Chris William Martin
Maj. Brickerson
Tyler Johnston
Sgt. Bracken
Carlo Yu
River God
Pat Mastroianni
Dr. Bonham
Nguyen Thao Than
Vietnamese Woman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Neill Blomkamp
Writers: Neill Blomkamp, Thomas Sweterlitsch
Languages: English, Vietnamese
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Vietnamese.

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4 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Oats Studios Shorts Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Neill Blomkamp, shot by Mannie Ferreira. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Steve Boyle and Nic Rhind and Robert Hobbs carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Neill Blomkamp directs. Mannie Ferreira behind the camera. Lorne Balfe scores. Julian Clarke cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English, Vietnamese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Vietnamese.
4Part of the "Oats Studios Shorts Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Neill Blomkamp, shot by Mannie Ferreira. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Julian Clarke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Steve Boyle and Nic Rhind and Robert Hobbs carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt7078926 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mannie Ferreira
Original score: Lorne Balfe
Editing: Julian Clarke
Production design: Richard Simpson
Costume design: Lindsey Eyre
Makeup / hair: Werner Pretorius
Stunt coordinator: Grant Hulley
Runtime: 27 min · 0h 27m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Firebase (2017)

Part of

Oats Studios Shorts Collection

Collection of shorts made by the Oats Studios.

Also by

Neill Blomkamp

Community reviews

What people are saying

Hawk72018-11-25
This movie is approx 27 minutes long and I found it interesting. Where is the rest of this movie? Why put a movie on here if it's not complete? It's more of an extended trailer than a movie and that's ridiculous!!!!

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