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Carly Imrie is known for Red Billabong (2016), Occupation (2018) and The 34th Battalion.
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Carly Imrie is known for Red Billabong (2016), Occupation (2018) and Occupation: Rainfall (2020).
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A group of Australians form a resistance force after their small Australian country town is enslaved and occupied by an extraterrestrial force. Together they form the human rebellion in a battle for the survival of their group. They progressively find more members to join and form a small community in the Australian bush. Finally, they team up with...
Development
Occupation had a reported budget of $6 million raised by Luke Sparke through private investors.The film was written, cast and financed in six months. The film was cast by the producers, who negotiated the roles with each individual agent in order to keep the film as universal as possible.
Filming and locations
The six-week shoot took place between May 2017 to July 2017, with locations on Queensland's Gold Coast and in northern New South Wales. The film employed over 150 locals as extras for the scenes involving the Australian rules match between the Kookaburras and the Drop Bears at Murwillumbah Showgrounds.[citation needed]
Occupation had its world premiere at the Ritz Cinema in Randwick, New South Wales on 10 July 2018. It was then released Australia-wide on 12 July.The film was released in the United States on 20 July 2018.
Box office
The film made a worldwide box office of $35,111, and an estimated total sale of $820,000.
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 48%, based on 21 reviews with an average rating of 5.1/10. Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Occupation gets the job done with a minimum of fuss and an abundance of explosive set pieces that will likely endear it to domestic fans, even if it's mostly forgettable otherwise."Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Timeswrote: "This is the rare action movie that's almost more exciting when the characters put down their g...
A sequel entitled Occupation: Rainfall was released on January 28, 2021, with Dan Ewing and Temuera Morrison returning and Daniel Gillies and Ken Jeong joining the cast. In September 2020, it was announced that Jason Isaacshad joined the cast of the sequel, which was in post-production at the time of the news.
Feb 23, 2022 · Carly Imrie, Zachary Garred and Carmel Imrie will produce the Primitive War film as they reteam with Sparke after Occupation: Rainfall, the franchise sequel that follows a group of...
Sep 4, 2021 · Sparke and co-writer Jay Thames are leading production of the series with Carly Imrie and Carmel Imrie producing alongside Trimax Media’s Alan Glazier ( Get Smart) and Zachary Garred (...
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Aug 20, 2020 · A mother and daughter production team behind the $4m indie sci-fi thriller Occupation in 2018 put two of their companies in administration this week. Carmel Imrie and her child Carly Imrie pulled the plug on their Quirky Mama Productions Pty Ltd and Occupation Two Pty Ltd.
