Zygote
Short description
Two workers are stranded at an isolated mining site in the Arctic Circle after something goes badly wrong underground. A decision made by one of the crew unleashes a flesh-and-blood creature with human DNA that hunts them through the tunnels, leaving the pair to hide, run and fight for their lives with dwindling resources.
Zygote is a 2017 Canadian short horror and science fiction film running 23 minutes, written by Neill Blomkamp with Thomas Sweterlitsch and Terri Tatchell, produced by Steven St. Arnaud and released through Blomkamp's Oats Studios. It stars Dakota Fanning as Barkley and Jose Pablo Cantillo as Quinn. It sits between the studio's earlier God: Serengeti and Rakka in Blomkamp's directing credits, which also include District 9, Elysium, Chappie, Demonic, Gran Turismo and NIGHTBORNE.
The film has found a solid audience for a short: on IMDb it holds 7.2 out of 10 from roughly 6,200 votes, and on TMDB 7 out of 10 from around 194 votes. Both sets of viewers rate it positively, with no notable gap between the larger and smaller samples.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was shot in "Diefenbunker" in Canada (a mid-20th century fallout shelter that now serves as a Cold War museum).
- Filming took place in "Diefenbunker," a nuclear bunker built during the height of the Cold War for the Canadian government, now converted into a museum. Other films have been shot here, including "The Sum of All Fears" (Phil Alden Robinson, 2002).
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
