Cargo (2017 film)

This article is about the 2017 Australian live-action film. For the 2017 American animated feature, see CarGo.

Cargo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Ben Howling
  • Yolanda Ramke
Screenplay byYolanda Ramke
Based on
Cargo
by
  • Ben Howling
  • Yolanda Ramke
Produced by
  • Russell Ackerman
  • Kristina Ceyton
  • Samantha Jennings
  • Mark Patterson
Starring
CinematographyGeoffrey Simpson
Edited by
Production
companies
  • Umbrella Entertainment
  • Addictive Pictures
  • Causeway Films
  • Head Gear Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) (ADLFF)
  • 18 May 2018 (2018-05-18) (Worldwide)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Cargo is a 2017 Australian post-apocalyptic thriller film directed by Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke with a screenplay by Ramke based on their 2013 short film of the same name.[1][2] The film stars Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Anthony Hayes, David Gulpilil, Susie Porter, and Caren Pistorius.[3] It follows a couple and their baby travelling in remote Australia amid a deadly disease outbreak. It premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival on 6 October 2017 and was released in cinemas in Australia on 17 May 2018, worldwide except for Australia on 18 May 2018 by Netflix and on Netflix in Australia on 16 November 2018.[4]

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  2. ^ Wiseman, Andrea (9 February 2017). "Netflix swoops on world rights to Martin Freeman zombie movie". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ^ Barkan, Johnathon (12 May 2016). "Martin Freeman Joins Zombie Thriller 'Cargo'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. ^ "New on Netflix in November". Who. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.