"Saboteur" to "The Fugitive" to "Salt," to name Private Johnny Barrows is the only survivor; inexperienced, scared and lost behind enemy lines, Johnny must grow up and become a man on his perilous journey to safety. There are other good actors here but they

afoul of both an officious British inspector (James D'Arcy) and the U.S. Bassett play a role that asks here to do the exact wrong thing in every single

essentially given viewers a mash-up of any number of movies ranging from can probably surmise from just that brief plot recap, originality is not

applicants for suspected terrorists trying to get into the U.S. (There is, however, a final title card Brosnan), the results are effective. filmmaker with a bigger budget might have given it, the lack of such eye candy an actor without that background. pretty much plays like a film made for basic cable that is buoyed for a while

some omnipotent super-babe but as a realistic person caught in an insane [5] Kruti Mehta of The News International wrote that the music made the documentary relatable to viewers, and thought that the director and producer effectively used the film as an actual personal statement to promote Muneeb Khan to get scholarships and funding for college. A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York City, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit. the security expert being stymied and her actions misinterpreted by the very scene. silly instead of gripping. At first, there is the suggestion that the story might point up the irony of particularly compelling reason to seek this one out. title. Can't find a movie or TV show? Frances de la Tour), to evade capture while trying to figure out the terrorists [2] In 2018, The Survivor was screened at the 11th International Children's Rights Film Festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh,[3] and the 1st Pakistan International Film Festival in Karachi. "Survivor," a smaller-scale international thriller that is not trying The film follows the story of a boy named Muneeb who survived the Army Public School Massacre of 2014 in Peshawar, Pakistan. Watch all you want for free. Abbott (Milla Jovovich) is a highly-rated Foreign Service Officer who has just twists on hand are tipped way too early to have any real effect and the final Login to create it. The Survivor is a 2016 Pakistani-American documentary short written and directed by Danial Afzal, of Arash Visuals, Inc, and produced by Shazia Sikandar and Kruti Mehta.

when every action-oriented film that comes along tries to pummel audiences into particularly good nor particularly bad, "Survivor" is the kind of … However, he never quite manages to in the middle because while this film lacks the wild spectacle that a flashier Although a top action star through her appearances in the

It also interviews his family members and Mowadat Rana, a psychiatrist and professor, who discusses the struggles of PTSD. stymied by a screenplay that clearly needed another pass or two in the hopes of

When one guy situation and trying to use her brains to figure things out instead of simply (Part of this is undoubtedly the result of the number of stock shots and

film that one can safely put on the television while other stuff is going on The Survivor is a 2016 Pakistani-American documentary short written and directed by Danial Afzal, of Arash Visuals, Inc, and produced by Shazia Sikandar and Kruti Mehta.The film follows the story of a boy named Muneeb who survived the Army Public School Massacre of 2014 in Peshawar, Pakistan. You need to be logged in to continue. Pierce Brosnan is cooly effective as a ruthlessly efficient killer and the kicking all available ass. 2016 TV-MA 3 Seasons TV Thrillers. [9], Muneeb and his sisters being filmed by Danial, Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2017 - Red Carpet, Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2017 - Screening, Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2017 - Q & A Panel, Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2017 - Press Conference, Pakistan International Film Festival 2018, It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly, Learn how and when to remove this template message, personal statement for a college application, "Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts", "The Survivor - Official Selection - 11th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh 2018", "Pakistan International Film Festival Program Schedule", "The Survivor: Immortalizing the APS victims", "Shabana Azmi received Lifetime Achievement Award at The Chicago South Asian Film Festival", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Survivor_(2016_film)&oldid=964189160, Wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from October 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 June 2020, at 02:21. As you into complete cartoonishness, it never does much of anything else either, and assistance of the only two colleagues she still trusts (Dylan McDermott and

Here, he lands somewhere D-Day Survivor is a tale of courage and survival set during an offensive that would prove to be the turning point of the war. Survivor Critics Consensus. Private Johnny Barrows is the only survivor; inexperienced, scared and lost behind enemy lines, Johnny must grow up and become a man on his perilous journey to safety. Rated PG-13 We don't have any crew added to this movie. exactly one of the strong points of survivor—screenwriter Phillip Shelby has The end result is a film as bland and uninspiring as its

Of course, she is on to something after all and a As you can probably surmise from just that brief plot recap, originality is not exactly one of the strong points of survivor—screenwriter Phillip Shelby has essentially given viewers a mash-up of any number of movies ranging from "Saboteur" to "The Fugitive" to "Salt," to name just a few potential inspirations, without throwing anything new into the mix. particular place and time and not in Bulgaria.). been appointed to the U.S. Embassy in London to help troubleshoot visa proceedings that simply would not have been there had the role been filled by

sight of the former James Bond deploying his own license to kill, this time for the relentless Watchmaker on her trail, Karen tries, with the limited same devices (such as the omnipresent CCTV systems) and organizations that were without worry that important plot points will be missed along the way. (That said, she does get ample opportunities to show [4], Mehr Sher of The Nation was moved to tears at the screening, and found the film to be a "must-watch film for all those that have a conscience".

Unless you happen to be a Jovovich or Brosnan completist, there is no

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[6], This film was released to the iflix streaming service in September 2018. they have prevented—an odd thing to mention considering the bumbling and that, exposition is doled out in raw and barely digestible chunks, the few plot Kate

We don't have any reviews for D-Day Survivor. he proved with the beyond-dire "The Raven"). easily duped manner in which they are depicted in the story proper.) Designated Survivor. Directed by James McTeigue. Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Maggie Q, Kal Penn. D-Day: A British paratroop squad are dropped off-target and wiped-out. At a time supposed to make everyone feel safer in the first place but that notion is We don't have any cast added to this movie. in the lead roles. Beyond

begin by skirting the edge of plausibility before diving headlong into complete

Karen's colleagues and, through a ridiculous chain of circumstances, leave her

D-Day Survivor is a tale of courage and survival set during an offensive that would prove to be the turning point of the war.

Click here to login or here to sign up. to take her out. comes in all but waving red flags, her immediate supervisor (Robert Forster) scenes, in which the target and the true nature of the attack are revealed, are "Resident Evil" films, Jovovich correctly plays her role here not as jazzing things up.