. . . . . . . . . . "50.0"^^ . "\"San Diego filmmaker brings the apocalypse to the Oceanside International Film Festival\""@en . . . "Woyzeck"@en . . . . . . "Friend of the World is a 2020 American black-and-white dark comedy film written and directed by Brian Patrick Butler in his feature film debut, starring Nick Young and Alexandra Slade. With the tone of an absurdist stage play, it is structured like an episode of Black Mirror or The Twilight Zone and pulls from inspirations such as John Carpenter's The Thing and Chris Marker's La Jet\u00E9e. The surreal experimental film takes place post-apocalypse after a devastating war. A young filmmaker emerges from the destruction in an old bunker and discovers a military general who claims they are the last two people alive. There has been debate about what genres define the film; it has been categorized as a psychedelic film, a surrealist film, and an end of the world film. Written as a dark comedy body horror film in 2016, the film was produced by Charybdis Pictures. Filming took place at Gray Area Multimedia in San Diego in May, 2017. As an independent film, Friend of the World premiered August 15, 2020 at the Oceanside International Film Festival and was released on Amazon Prime Video and Tubi by 2022. It was distributed by Troma Entertainment. The film is critically acclaimed with an 88% approval rating from 17 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. It ranks on Bored Panda's list of 50 Best Horror Comedies That Will Have You Confused Whether To Laugh Or Scream."@en . "Who Goes There?"@en . . . "1118803771"^^ . . . . . . "Alexandra Slade"@en . . . . . . . . "3000.0"^^ . . . . . . . . . "\"Friend of the World was Attractive but Jumbled\""@en . . . . . . . . . "Lobotomy Jig"@en . . . . . . "Nick Young"@en . . . "25.0"^^ . . . . . . . "Tilt Magazine"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Stefan Krut"@en . . "The San Diego Union Tribune"@en . . . . . "Corin Totin"@en . "Stefan Krut"@en . . . ""@en . "Redmond Bacon"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Charybdis Pictures"@en . . . . "This is how you take on a genre that has been done to death."@en . . . . . . . . ""@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "When we look back on the quarantine days it will be films like this and Host that will stand as an artistic representation of the anxieties of the time."@en . . "Horror Buzz"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Collective Elephantidae"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Kerry Rossall"@en . "Sick Flix"@en . . . . . . . . "English"@en . . . "Gray Area Multimedia"@en . "Official Poster"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Brian Patrick Butler"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Ode to Joy"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Soundtrack"@en . . . "Friend of the World"@en . . . . "Friend of the World is a 2020 American black-and-white dark comedy film written and directed by Brian Patrick Butler in his feature film debut, starring Nick Young and Alexandra Slade. With the tone of an absurdist stage play, it is structured like an episode of Black Mirror or The Twilight Zone and pulls from inspirations such as John Carpenter's The Thing and Chris Marker's La Jet\u00E9e. The surreal experimental film takes place post-apocalypse after a devastating war. A young filmmaker emerges from the destruction in an old bunker and discovers a military general who claims they are the last two people alive. There has been debate about what genres define the film; it has been categorized as a psychedelic film, a surrealist film, and an end of the world film."@en . . . . . . . . "It is interesting to see the qualities of the film that retain their original effect, and those that have acquired additional meaning after the immediate passing of such an eventful chapter in our history."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Stefan Krut"@en . "30.0"^^ . . . "Ami du monde"@fr . . . . . . . . . . "I\u2019d like people to walk away from our film not with answers, but hopefully feeling a profound connection with the characters."@en . . "Lindsey Ungerman"@en . . . . . . . . . . "68379570"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ami du monde (Friend of the World) est un film am\u00E9ricain r\u00E9alis\u00E9 par , sorti en 2020."@fr . . . . . . . . . "Characters and storylines were buried under the rubble of the apocalypse this film finds itself in."@en . "3030.0"^^ . . . . . . . "United States"@en . "37942"^^ . . "Karla Peterson"@en . . . "When it comes down to it, the film\u2019s twisted, mind-bending journey really leads viewers back to themselves, and to what they would do if they were in Diane\u2019s bloody shoes."@en . . . "Friend of the World"@en . . . . . . "\u2014 Brian Patrick Butler in 2020 on Friend of the World"@en . . . . . "Luke Anthony Pensabene"@en . . "3000.0"^^ . . . . . . . "Brian Patrick Butler"@en . . . . "Woyzeck"@en . . . "\u2014 Brian Patrick Butler when asked about suitable impressions of Friend of the World"@en . . . "Brian Patrick Butler"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\"Friend of the World is a Bracing Stocktake of a Crumbling World\""@en . . . "Ami du monde (Friend of the World) est un film am\u00E9ricain r\u00E9alis\u00E9 par , sorti en 2020."@fr . ""@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Friend of the World"@en . . . . . . "Performer"@en . . . . .