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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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Interesting take on an undying trope. I’d qualify it as bad but entertaining enough to watch (2-1/2 stars). Native Americans as a central theme was a win. I always love to see Gary Farmer. Lots of good ideas, but, my lord, there were so many plot holes and inconsistencies. By the time the plot and Kiowa Gordon reach their climax, there is no way this group would survive without blind luck and some immunity. *Semi Spoilers* How do you not have tribespeople actively checking for bites on new people? How is there no holding tank for new incoming survivors, especially suicidal ones? Why did the lone surviving tribe member (who found the main characters by boat at the end) disappear? Where did he go, and why was the grandpa a samurai without at least a bit of back story? So many questions.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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tm11999 M

the canaduh gov't gives the paddywack tribe some money to make a movie and join society and all they can do is produce a hate whitey zombie flick where they proceed to cut off their noses to spite their face. no explanation as to why anything in this crapfest, just a running "we really won't ever forget we were conquered" diatribe against the townies. the pendulum is swinging the other way now so maybe we won't have to be reminded every minute that the white man is evil and bad. run away.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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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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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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