Occupation: Rainfall

"Take a stand."

2020 2h 8m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 292

Science FictionAction

Synopsis

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Two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors in Sydney, Australia, fight back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their unexpected allies, uncover a plot that could see the war come to a decisive end. With the Alien invaders hell-bent on making earth their new home, the race is on to save mankind.

“Take a stand.”

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Cast

Dan Ewing
Matt Simmons
Jet Tranter
Amelia Chambers
Temuera Morrison
Peter Bartlett
Ken Jeong
Bud Miller
Jason Isaacs
Steve (voice)
Daniel Gillies
Hayes
Lawrence Makoare
Garry the Alien
Dena Kaplan
Robin Sigiro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luke Sparke
Writers: Luke Sparke
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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MONEY

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Earned back only 1% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Occupation Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luke Sparke, shot by Wade Muller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

ERA

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Dan Ewing and Jet Tranter and Temuera Morrison carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Take a stand.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luke Sparke directs. Wade Muller behind the camera. Luke Sparke cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Earned back only 1% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Part of the "Occupation Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Luke Sparke, shot by Wade Muller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Luke Sparke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dan Ewing and Jet Tranter and Temuera Morrison carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Take a stand.".
9IMDB entry: tt8615822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Wade Muller
Editing: Luke Sparke
VFX supervisor: Tobias Wolters
Runtime: 128 min · 2h 8m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $25,000,000
Box office: $343,414
Return: 1% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Occupation: Rainfall (2020)

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Occupation Collection

An Australian film franchise, set in a dystopian sci-fi world.

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CinemaSerf2022-11-04
★ 5/10
Some time after aliens have landed on Earth and pretty much decimated North America, they turn their attentions on Sydney and bent on the destruction of that city - and it's population - arrive in great numbers with overwhelming technological and military superiority. Luckily, though, there are a band of plucky resistance fighters whom, along with a few of the aliens sympathetic to their cause, are working together to find a way to thwart this seemingly unstoppable invasion. Well to be fair - the visual effects are not half bad: plenty of lasers and space ships, pyrotechnics and gun battles - it does not hang around. The acting and the dialogue, though, well that's where it parts company from the obvious similarity with "Independence Day" (1996) because here, that is all really pretty dreadful. Hunky Dan Ewing's "Matt" leads the charge but there is plenty of internal power-struggling with "Bartlett" (Temuera Morrison) and "Hayes" (Daniel Gillies) to clutter up the already pretty convoluted characterisations. It's ridiculously long, too - almost like two or three episodes of a weak mini-series rolled into one. Perhaps it did wonders for the sale of rubber "Sea Devil" masks, but otherwise this is all pretty predictable and disappointing right from the start

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