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Cargo

Cargo

The most precious of all

20137.00h 8m

Overview

Stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect the precious cargo he carries: his infant daughter.

Directed by Ben Howling
Written by Yolanda Ramke
Produced by Yolanda Ramke, Ben Howling, Marcus Newman
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Top Cast

A

Andy Rodoreda

Father

A

Alison Gallagher

Mother

R

Ruth Venn

Baby

Yolanda Ramke

Yolanda Ramke

Survivor

K

Kallan Richards

Survivor

E

Effron Heather

Survivor

S

Scott Wood

Sniper

Themes & Keywords

parenthoodzombiezombie apocalypseshort film

About Cargo

Cargo is a fantasy, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of parenthood, zombie, zombie apocalypse, short film. Directed by Ben Howling, it stars Andy Rodoreda, Alison Gallagher, Ruth Venn. Stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect the precious cargo he carries: his infant daughter.

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