Blackout

APPROPIATE

2009 / 90min.

Rating3.3

Genres

Thriller

TV Movie

Synopsis

93 million miles from Earth, geomagnetic storms are projected from the sun's surface. When they hit Earth, they have little effect on living things, but can knock out the entire power grid. Today is just another day on Earth. But in two hours, a total blackout deprives 200 million European people of power. All hospitals, airports, emergency services and communication networks fail. Europe descends into an apocalyptic Dark Age. In the midst of this unprecedented disaster, two missing kids, an escaped convict, a very pregnant woman and several others struggle to survive. They say we can survive three minutes without air, three days without water. How long can we live without power?

Directors

Actors

Florent Pagny

Cristiana Réali

Gauthier Battoue

Tom Méziane

Yann Sundberg

Jean-Pierre Martins

Antoine Kahan

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