20 Years After

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20 Years After
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jim Torres
Ron Harris
Written byJim Torres
Produced byDerek Thornton
Starring Azura Skye
Joshua Leonard
Nathan Baesel
CinematographyBill Sweikart
Edited byJim Torres
Music byJohn Heitzenrater
Chris Johnson
Distributed byMTI Home Video
Release date
  • December 7, 2007 (2007-12-07) [1]
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million

20 Years After is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic film directed by Jim Torres and Ron Harris and starring Azura Skye, Joshua Leonard, and Nathan Baesel. Filmed principally in north Alabama and southern Tennessee, the low-budget film was initially released under the title Like Moles, Like Rats, a reference to the Thornton Wilder play The Skin of Our Teeth . [1]

Contents

Premise

The events take place 20 years after a nuclear war which was followed by plagues. No children have been born in 15 years, and people want to gain control of the first pregnant woman - Sara. Running out of water, Sara and her mother are forced to leave their shelter in Samuel's basement and join other groups of refugees who call themselves internally displaced people. Michael is a disc jockey who operates a radio station at one of the camps. David runs a gang of looters.

Cast

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