Blood Quantum

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Blood Quantum

2019

1h 36m

Horror

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The dead are coming back to life and almost all of Earth's population are decimated due to a zombie virus, except for the isolated Mi'kmaq reserve of Red Crow, whose indigenous inhabitants are strangely immune to the zombie plague.

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Critics Consensus

Blood Quantum blends bloody horror with sociopolitical subtext, taking a fresh bite out of the crowded zombie genre in the bargain.

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Matthew Monagle

Austin Chronicle

Barnaby's film rejects the default white gaze of so many horror films, choosing to tell a story through an unapologetically Indigenous lens.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 12, 2020

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

Blood Quantum seamlessly balances two very different things; it's proudly and unambiguously political, while simultaneously being just a banger of genre film.

May 12, 2020

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

Filmmaker Jeff Barnaby is taking aim at colonization and the subjugation of native and indigenous peoples, and he's splattering those considerations with a hot burst of arterial blood.

May 9, 2020

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Ethan Gordon

InSession Film

Even though Blood Quantum was a solid swing at reviving them, zombies movies will have to stay dead for now.

Rated: C

Mar 21, 2024

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Salome Gonstad

Comic Years

Befitting its title, this movie is awash in blood, and it isn't afraid to show us some truly gnarly images. I just wish it'd gone as far with the social commentary.

Aug 5, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Come for the entrail eating, stay for the cultural observations... and more entrail eating.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 4, 2021

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eva j

The concept was cool but the acting ruined it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/04/24

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Diana S

There are a lot of good story elements here, and the twist on this (tired) genre is unique. The acting and direction came across, to me at least, as stilted, which unfortunately ruined the film for me. Still, there are so few films about indigenous cultures, it gets a few points from me for that alone.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Connor C

Saw this near the top of RTs top Zombie films - wish i'd seen the audience rating as I would've saved my time. I can't get over the absolutely awful acting, didn't believe any of it. I don't recommend.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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g j

I really wanted to like this but unfortunately it just... sucks. Generic plot with poor pacing and structure, cringingly bad acting, and flat, uninspired camerawork. The premise had so much potential.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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Joshua Y

Terrible pacing both from a cinematography standpoint, and a video editing standpoint. And I've been a professional editor for 20 years. Most of the shots are unmotivated and meant to look artsy, but since they have no meaning behind them, they fall flat. An example would be the overuse of Dutch camera angles during the opening credits. Another example is the Joss character. When we first see her, instead of establishing the character in any sort of way, or getting us to feel any emotional connection to her, we barely even see her face. But we see a god shot of her tea which has no significance at all. Even medium close-up of her in a particular mood would help. But they seem to be obsessed with B roll shots in the beginning more so than character driven or story development shots. When writing the script, they also forgot that the characters each need their own distinct personality. They aren't just there to deliver lines. A lot of the acting is quite bad except for a few characters. This is a movie where the finished screenplay draft should've been the rough draft and given to a more seasoned writer and director. They would have had to do several dialogue passes along with a bunch of other things, but the premise would've been worth it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Bridget B

This movie is a blast.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/08/23

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Synopsis

The dead are coming back to life and almost all of Earth's population are decimated due to a zombie virus, except for the isolated Mi'kmaq reserve of Red Crow, whose indigenous inhabitants are strangely immune to the zombie plague.

Director: Jeff Barnaby
Producer: John Christou, Robert Vroom
Screenwriter: Jeff Barnaby
Production Co: Prospector Films
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 28, 2020
Runtime: 1h 36m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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