Tomorrow, When the War Began

2010 · 1h43 · Film

Directed by Stuart Beattie

Starring Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Phoebe Tonkin, Deniz Akdeniz, Lincoln Lewis, Chris Pang, Ashleigh Cummings, Andrew Ryan, Colin Friels, Don Halbert

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Ellie Linton, a teen from an Australian coastal town, leads her friends on an excursion to a camp deep in the woods, dubbed "Hell." Upon their return, the youths find that their town has been overrun by an enemy army, and their friends and family have been imprisoned. When the hostile invaders become alerted to their presence, Ellie and her friends band together to escape -- and strike back against -- this mysterious enemy.

Original language

English

Screenplay

John Marsden, Stuart Beattie

Music

Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek

Cinematography

Ben Nott

Cast

Deniz Akdeniz, Lincoln Lewis, Chris Pang, Ashleigh Cummings, Andrew Ryan, Colin Friels, Don Halbert, Olivia Pigeot, Kelly Butler

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