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Shut up or die.
When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into zombies, Mazzy barricades himself in the radio booth and tries to figure out a way to warn his listeners about the virus and its unlikely mode of transmission.
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Stephen McHattie
Grant Mazzy
Lisa Houle
Sydney Briar
Georgina Reilly
Laurel-Ann Drummond
Hrant Alianak
Dr. Mendez
Rick Roberts
Ken Loney (voice)
Daniel Fathers
Nigel Healing
Beatriz Yuste
Nancy Freethy
Boyd Banks
Jay (Osama)
Hannah Fleming
Maureen (Farraj)
Laura Nordin
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Rachel Burns
Colleen (Daud)
Tony Burgess
Tony (Lawrence)
Louis Negin
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- Release Date 03/06/2009
- Language English
- Director Bruce McDonald
- Writer Tony Burgess
- Editor Jeremiah Munce
- Cinematographer Mirosław Baszak
- Producers Jeffrey Coghlan, Ambrose Roche
- Companies Ponty Up Pictures, Shadow Shows
- Budget $1,500,000
- Homepage www.shadowshows.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Sep 6, 2008 | Premiere (Toronto International Film Festival) | — |
| Canada | Sep 26, 2008 | Premiere (Edmonton International Film Festival) | — |
| Canada | Mar 6, 2009 | Theatrical (Toronto) | 14A |
| United States | Mar 14, 2009 | Premiere (South by Southwest Film Festival) | — |
| United States | May 29, 2009 | Theatrical (Limited) (New York City, New York) | NR |
| United Kingdom | Jun 26, 2009 | Premiere (Edinburgh International Film Festival) | — |
| Canada | Jul 21, 2009 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| Poland | Jul 25, 2009 | Digital | 18 |
| Germany | Sep 19, 2009 | Premiere (Oldenburg International Film Festival) | — |
| United States | Oct 10, 2009 | Premiere (Indie Memphis Film Festival) | — |
| United Kingdom | Oct 16, 2009 | Theatrical | 15 |
| HU | Nov 12, 2009 | Digital | 16 |
| Germany | Nov 13, 2009 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| Brazil | Jan 25, 2010 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| United States | Jan 26, 2010 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| France | Sep 5, 2010 | Premiere (L'Étrange Festival) | — |
| France | Nov 3, 2010 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| AT | Apr 21, 2040 | Digital | 16 |
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