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Poster for Zone 39

1996 | 95 min | Science Fiction

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Great for fans of end-of-the-world stories and sci-fi fans. It builds a whole broken world and makes you live in it. Fans of Mad Max: Fury Road should feel right at home.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Well paced, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.

In a time of misery and fear two enemies come together to prevent an apocalypse conspired by their leaders. 40 years of war between the Federated Republics and the New Territories Union has taken its toll. The cities are overcrowded, farming land is riddled with unexploded mines -- and still there is no hope of peace. In this hostile, decaying world of the future on thing remains constant for Lieutenant Leo Megaw; his love for his pregnant wife. Her access to classified information makes her an increasing liability for the government. When she's ambushed, Leo is forced into exile. As a border patrolman on the isolated outpost of Zone 39, ordered to kill anyone that tries to cross the border, he comes to understand that ultimate catastrophe forced upon his world by his government. The real enemy is not looming across the border but standing right behind him. Now he must reach across the border into enemy territory and form an alliance to save his world.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $22K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 1K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by John Tatoulis

  • Peter PhelpsLeo Megaw
  • Carolyn BockAnne
  • William ZappaSharp
  • Bradley ByquarBoas
  • Alex MengletTito
  • Jeff KovskiPagett
  • Warwick SadlerSoldier #1
  • Simon WiltonSoldier #2
  • Richard AspelSoldier #3
  • Bruno StepnellHandless Man