Umbrella Entertainment has dropped a new trailer and poster for Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling’s superb film CARGO. While the rest of the world gets the film via Netflix on 18 May 2018, the festival success and rave reviews have led to the film garnering a theatrical release on 17 May 2018 around Australia.
Adapting their own Tropfest short of the same name, the feature film introduces us to Andy (Martin Freeman) and Kay (Susie Porter) and their daughter Rosie, surviving on a houseboat in the wake of a pandemic. When tragedy strikes, Andy has less than 48 hours to find a suitable caretaker for Rosie before he too succumbs to the virus.
We reviewed the film in October last year at the Adelaide Film Festival, throwing a 4-star review at it: “A terrific spin on the ‘zombie’ movie, weaving traditional Aboriginal narratives into an unforgiving landscape for an experience that’s truly unique.”
Umbrella’s Head of Theatrical Dov Kornits said “CARGO is one of the best and most commercial Australian films of the year. The reaction at the film’s World Premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival last year was overwhelming, and we saw first-hand how audiences respond to the emotional journey of this film.”
CARGO is also bound for the Tribeca Film Festival in New York at the end of the month.
