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The Colony

The Colony

One day, it started to snow .. and it never stopped

20135.41h 35m

Overview

Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature.

Directed by Jeff Renfroe
Written by Jeff Renfroe, Pascal Trottier, Patrick Tarr
Produced by Marie-Claude Poulin, Paul Barkin, Matthew Cervi
Box OfficeBudget: $16.0M0

Top Cast

Kevin Zegers

Kevin Zegers

Sam

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Briggs

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Mason

Charlotte Sullivan

Charlotte Sullivan

Kai

John Tench

John Tench

Viktor

Atticus Mitchell

Atticus Mitchell

Graydon

Dru Viergever

Dru Viergever

Feral Leader

Romano Orzari

Romano Orzari

Reynolds

Earl Pastko

Earl Pastko

Scientist

Lisa Berry

Lisa Berry

Nara

Themes & Keywords

dystopiaice ageglobal warmingcannibalstarvation

About The Colony

The Colony is a action, science fiction, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of dystopia, ice age, global warming, cannibal, starvation. Directed by Jeff Renfroe, it stars Kevin Zegers, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton. Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature.

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