After a catastrophic global war, a young filmmaker awakens in the carnage and seeks refuge in the only other survivor: an eccentric, ideologically opposed figure of the United States military. Together, they brave the toxic landscape in search of safety – and answers.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQJlV8zSOCg
“The first draft was written in August 2016, amidst a US presidential election even more controversial than usual, a growing fear of global war, and a burgeoning cynicism in America that was spreading like wildfire. All of this informed a script that was originally coming from a personal place of fear and isolation. Global drama aside, this project is intended first and foremost as entertainment: a presumably good character we can identify with up against an unstoppable monster who represents everything that scares and infuriates us. It is a tribute to and expansion of themes from the body horror sub-genre of sci-fi and horror.” – Brian Patrick Butler, writer/director
“Surreal, wryly comic horror” -Joel Fisher, https://battleroyalewithcheese.com/2021/08/friend-of-the-world-review/
“Could easily gain worldwide appreciation” -Ian Carroll, https://www.horrorscreamsvideovault.co.uk/2021/09/film-review-friend-of-the-world-2020.html
“This is how you take on a genre that has been done to death.” -Redmond Bacon, https://tilt.goombastomp.com/film/friend-of-the-world/
‘Friend of the World’ has been acquired by Troma Entertainment and is streaming on the Troma Now app as of April 2022.
Troma Now: https://watch.troma.com/videos/friend-of-the-world
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6074542/
Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/friend_of_the_world
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/friend-of-the-world/
Troma Entertainment acquires surreal dark comedy ‘Friend of the World’
