The premise of Pakistani filmmaker Imran Naqvi‘s straight-to-DVD release, The Last Seven is not a complex one. A number of people (in this case, seven) wake up in a mysteriously empty metropolis (in this case, London) with no recollection of how they got there or what happened to the rest of the population. Ironically enough, it sounds an awful lot like the upcoming Brad Anderson flick, Vanishing on 7th Street.
The “why am I here and who can I trust” vibes the below trailer puts off remind me an awful lot of Cube, an original and thrilling low-budget foreign (Canadian) indie that I very much enjoyed.
The Last Seven is already available on DVD in the U.K. (and Amazon), but be warned: the infamous Tomatometer currently gives this film a 0% Fresh rating. You should know that the rating comes, in another twist of numerical coincidence, from only seven reviews, all negative. If you’re keen on the trailer below, you may want to ignore the fruit scale and see the movie for yourself. I know I’ll be checking it out.
Here’s the synopsis from the film’s official site:
London Population: 7 Million. Until Today.
In a not-too-distant future, the face of London has changed dramatically. Stung by ineffectual politics, a rapidly expanding population and the ravages of climate change it can no longer take the strain and collapses in on itself. Down from 7 million, now only 7 individuals remain and together they must form a new society in the face of a desperate, unforgiving future.
No news yet on whether The Last Seven will ever see a stateside release.
Will you be checking out The Last Seven?