The plot, creators and actors of the film "Judgment Day"

There has been plenty of shots on the apocalyptic theme in the history of world cinema; nevertheless, Neil Marshall’s Doomsday project (2008) is not the worst representative of the genre, despite the rather modest budget of $ 30,000,000.

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The picture will find its audience and will settle comfortably in its niche. The movie’s reviews are mostly positive and neutral, and the IMDb rating was 6.00, which is not bad for a Category B action movie. Actors of the movie “Doomsday” are mostly little known to a wide audience of cinema audiences; the lion's share of their filmography is television films and series. The only exception is the ageless Malcolm McDowell, who adorned the ribbon with his presence.

“Judgment Day” (2008), by the definition of film critics, is a dandy of dystopia, which the director, who had previously created “Dog Warriors” and “Spux,” was saturated with allusions, reminiscences, and many references. According to filmmakers, the plot of the film resembles a potpourri from Mad Max, 28 Days Later and Escape from New York, and the story is played out in English methodically.

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The cast of Doomsday brought the concept to life, based on the idea of ​​director and screenwriter Neil Marshall, in which he wanted to push medieval knights and modern soldiers together.

According to the story, in the spring of 2008, Scotland was plagued by an epidemic of an incurable and deadly, previously unknown virus. Scientists call him the "reaper." The main symptoms of the disease are fever and ulcers. The region is urgently isolated by order of the government, and its inhabitants are left to their own devices. It is in this prologue that the viewer begins to get to know the main character of the film, a little girl whose mother sacrifices herself to save her life.

In present time"

Further events develop in 2035, when the "reaper" again makes itself felt. This time he appears in the capital of Great Britain, London. By order of the government, a group of professionals is going to be led by Major Eden Sinclair (Rona Mitra), the same saved baby. The team goes to supposedly deserted Scotland, where, according to satellite images, the survivors were discovered. The presence of people in the quarantine zone indicates that they have found a vaccine. Here, its detection and delivery are the task of the military detachment. Once in the quarantine area, Major Sinclair and her colleagues are confronted with two opposing groups of survivors - medieval warriors and punky cannibals. Actors of the film "Doomsday", embodying the creator's idea, demonstrated professionalism and complete dedication.

TV series actress

The leading role of Major Eden Sinclair went to the British film and television actress, model and singer Ron Mitra. At this time, the girl works mainly in America. Mitra was best known as an actress in television films, "soap operas" of various formations.

In a big movie, Rona's career began and developed modestly. Her first roles in feature films were episodic, for example in the films Monk Dawson and Croupier. The first big role of the actress is the image of Scheherazade in the low-budget comedy fantasy film “The First Knight at the Aladdin’s Court”. Paradoxically, Beowulf did not become a breakthrough in her career, although the actress played the role of the main female character in him and the famous partner Christopher Lambert was a partner.

After collaborating with a Hollywood star, Ron decides to move to the United States and try his luck at the Dream Factory. Offers rained like cornucopia, but the actress again played the roles of secondary characters: “Secret Agent”, “Remove Carter”, “Invisible”, “Stylish Little Item”, etc. The characters in the films “Life of David Gale” are considered the best works of the actress , “Shooter”, “Fatal Number 23” and in the series “Counter Strike”, “Gate”, “Boston Lawyers”, “Stargate: The Universe” and “Body Parts”. Ron Mitra herself “Doomsday” considers one of the best paintings in her filmography.

Doomsday film prologue star

The actors of the film “Judgment Day”, who played secondary roles, were not inferior in mastery to Miter. Actress Emma Klisby, already having experience working with director Marshall on the tape “Dogs Warriors” (2001), played the role of the mother of the main character Catherine Sinclair. A woman, being among the refugees, is trying to leave infected Scotland with a baby in her arms. A bullet injures a child, knocks out the girl’s eye. Mother manages to put the baby in the last military helicopter, she gives way to soldiers. Serviceman and Katherine are killed by a distraught crowd. The actress is known to the viewer for her participation in the films Cursed School, Soulmate, Dog Warriors and Doomsday. Emma Cleesby is one of Neal Marshall's favorite actresses.

Secondary male roles and their performers

The British film and theater actor Malcolm McDowell played the role of Dr. Markus Kane - the leader of one of the warring factions, building a lifestyle like the Middle Ages. During his forty-year film career, he played a lot of roles, but gained wide fame for the images of bright, sometimes cruel antagonists. The most famous of them are roles in the paintings “A Clockwork Orange”, “O, Lucky!” and Caligula.

Jeremy Kratchly, reincarnated as Richter, also has a well-deserved title of a star of the first magnitude, he is known for his participation in the movie “The Arms Baron” and the series “Hannibal”, “Black Sails” and “Miss Marple Agatha Christie”.