Mutant World

Mutant World

Year: 2014

Runtime: 85 mins

Language: English

Director: David Winning

Following a devastating meteor impact that decimates civilization, a band of survivors find themselves in a transformed world. They must navigate a fractured society struggling against ruthless raiders, dangerous mutants, and the harsh realities of a post-apocalyptic landscape, all while facing the unsettling effects of the environmental catastrophe.

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1

Meteor threat detected

Marcus King and his son Geoff scan the skies and realize a planet-threatening meteor is on a collision course with Earth, likely targeting a nuclear reactor. He mobilizes a tight, trained group to survive whatever comes.

Days before impact Earth
2

Shelter secured at the silo bunker

As impact looms, the majority of the group makes it into a former missile silo turned bunker, forming a safe sanctuary as the storm passes. Marcus and Caden fail to reach the shelter in time, leaving them outside the walls.

During impact night Missile silo bunker
3

A decade underground

Ten years pass inside the bunker, and life settles into a fragile routine as resources dwindle and rules harden. A rattle outside disrupts power and tests the group's resolve.

Ten years later Bunker
4

Return to the ruined world

Elders decide to send a careful team back to salvage the exterior world and fix the problem threatening their people. Melissa leads the expedition, accompanied by Geoff, Rogan, Shaina, and Tyler, while a mysterious woman in black watches from the shadows.

Early after year ten Bunker vicinity
5

Expedition departs

Melissa leads the team back into the irradiated landscape, venturing beyond the shelter to repair the damaged world. The air is breathable, but danger lurks, and the woman in black shadows their movements.

First ascent back to surface Outer ruins
6

First contact with cannibal mutants

Exposure to radiation mutates some survivors into predatory cannibals, turning each encounter into a struggle to survive. Geoff is wounded by an arrow in the leg and the group is forced to seek shelter.

Days into expedition Irradiated wilderness
7

The frontier town appears

The expedition reaches a town that feels pulled from an Old West fable, ruled by a stern Sheriff Elmore Leonard. The town's strict rules and harsh climate create a fragile balance for the newcomers and their goals.

Nightfall Frontier town
8

Night brings further danger

As night falls, the radiation's effects intensify and the living turn into night creatures, threatening friend and foe alike. Even allies once trusted can become enemies under the mutation's grip.

Night Frontier town outskirts
9

Caden's confrontation

Melissa's ex-boyfriend Caden taunts her and closes in for a deadly confrontation, adding personal peril to the growing chaos. The group must hold the line as the mutated hordes close in.

Night Frontier town outskirts
10

The Preacher reveals her power

The woman in black, known as The Preacher, reveals rare combat skill and vast knowledge about other survivors. She fights alongside the group but does not survive the brutal turn of events.

Night Frontier town
11

Aftermath and leadership

In the wake of the night’s chaos, Melissa steps forward, embracing the legacy she shadowed and taking up the mantle of leadership. She recommits to finding other survivors and a lasting sanctuary.

Aftermath night Frontier town
12

Hope beyond the town

The journey hints at a larger network of survivors beyond the immediate town, suggesting a path toward real sanctuary. Melissa and the team prepare for what lies ahead as they navigate a post-meteor world.

Indeterminate future Desolate frontier

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