Survive
"The Darkest Dawn is a big, brash, British sci-fi movie that tells the story of two teenage sisters as Britain descends into an alien apocalypse. Told through the eyes of the younger sister, the film charts the sisters’ descent into a post apocalyptic hell where they must choose between humanity and brutality in the fight for survival. Having lost their family in the initial chaos, the sisters unite with another group of survivors and embark on an odyssey out of a totally devastated London and into the badlands of Britain under alien occupation."
Official synopsis from the film's website.
The Darkest Dawn is a Science Fiction film directed by Drew Casson serving as a sequel to his previous film Hungerford, and starring several prominent British YouTube stars including Stuart Ashen, Bethan Leadly (aka musicalbethan) and Cherry Wallis. Chloe Murdock receives a video camera for her sixteenth birthday but shortly afterwards an alien invasion of the UK destroys her family's comfortable middle class life. Separated from their parents, Chloe and her sister Sam must decide what price they are willing to pay to survive in the brutal aftermath of the apocalypse.
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Tropes
- After the End: An alien invasion has devastated the UK.
- Bittersweet Ending: Cowen, Kipp, Phillipa, and Chloe manage to escape from an alien spaceship. But Sam and Adam are dead, and the military lost the alien weapon, which puts them at a disadvantage.
- Cosy Catastrophe: Averted - the UK descends into brutal anarchy within days.
- Found Footage Films: The film is seen through the camera carried by the protagonist Chloe Murdock.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Adam takes the alien weapon and uses it to destroy the alien spaceship. However, he ends up killing himself in the process.
