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Science fiction can range from the newest movie in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise to an episode of the classic The Twilight Zone. The genre largely consists of futuristic scenarios, hopeful or dismal, that ponder what could possibly occur. For one, though I think otherwise, there is creativity and effort that goes into making sci-fi lo-fi films. To some degree, The Quiet Hour, which is a sci-fi thriller made by Stephanie Joalland, is quite remarkable and set post-alien attack. In the film, we are thrust into a world where the marquee invasion is a horrible reminder of far more advanced lifeforms; and devastation that has swept across Earth. What remains is a scant humanity attempting to sustain itself while the visitors loom above, actively trying to purge everything that is left alive.
The movie is about 19-year old Sarah Connolly (Dakota Blue Richards) and her brother Tom (Jack McMullen), who is blind. Their food and resources are minimal, along with their optimism, and they are stuck in a rural house. When Sarah goes back home, she discovers that her brother, has captured an unwanted guest Jude (Karl Davies), who wears army camouflage. Jude insists that he is not part of the military. As much as Sarah believes him, her brother does not want to trust Jude, who is only looking for food and a place to stay.
It doesn’t take much time for them to understand the reason why Jude is hiding out in the house. Just a few feet outside the John Connolly home, a gang is demanding Jude to be hosted by the Connolly’s. This puts the siblings in a high risk hostile scenario which they have tried to avoid but are now forced into. Together, the three of them have to deal with the hungry, armed woman and men that occupy the area, on top of the alien threat that still harvests the planet.
The Quiet Hour is a tightly woven sci-fi thriller. Though simple in premise, it is quite profound in execution. As in Joalland direction, the cinematography is beautifully desolate. The performances are rather good, particularly Jude, Devon’s character, and Sarah, Richards’ character, who helps carry the narrative’s bare-bones post-apocalyptic landscape with her performance. Joalland did an excellent job directing the film.
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