Turbo Kid

A Canadian/New Zealand co-production, Turbo Kid is the world’s first post-apocalyptic coming-of-age splatter actioner with a dash of romance. A bloody but sweet-natured love letter to 80s nostalgia and the tale of an...
New Zealand Production
Feature 2015 Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 95.00 minutes
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Decades after the apocalypse leaves the world in permanent nuclear winter, The Kid roams the wasteland scavenging for comic books and ‘80s paraphernalia. He trades knick-knacks at a trading post for fresh water, the most valuable commodity in this land soaked by toxic rain. His routine existence is disrupted when he meets Apple. Just as Apple starts to bring The Kid out of his isolated world, she’s kidnapped. Armed with only blind faith and an ancient turbocharged weapon, The Kid must embark on a journey to rid the Wasteland of evil and save the girl of his dreams.
SXSW
Audience Award
Fantaspoa
Best Film
Best Art Direction
Sitges Film Festival
Special Jury Prize for Best Film
Best Music
PIFAN
Best director
Frightfest
Best Actress
Best Death
30 Dies Film Festival
Best Film
Best Direction
Best Actress - Laurence Leobeuf
Best Music
Best Special Effects
San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
Audience Award
Cine de Terror Molin de Rei
Audience Award
Festival de Cinema Fantastica Andorra
Best Feature Film
Best Directors
Best Actress
Best Original Score
Best FX
2015: Sundance
Seattle International Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Phoenix Film Festival
New Zealand International Film Festival
Art Film Festival
Awesome Fest
Next Fest
Con Film Fest
Dallas International Film Festival
HOFF
Little Rock Film Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival
CPH Pix
Imagine Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film
Way Out West
Trieste International Science Fiction Film Festival
Monsters of Stockholm
Helsinki International Film Festival
Kaohsiung Film Festival
Motelx Lisbon Film Festival
Berlin Fantasy Film Festival
L'Etrange Film Festival
Horror Hound
Knoxville Horror Film Festival
Morbido Film Festival
MAMI
Donostia
Audience Award for Best Film
Science & Fiction (Special Mention for Humor)
SUFF
Strasbourg Film Festival
Utopia
Yellowknife Film Festival
Milwaulkee Film Festival
SK Film Festival
Olympia Film Festival
Mini Indie Film Festival
FanCine
Catcumba
Chicago Film Festival
QuebecCine MX
International Film Festival of Istanbul
l'Absurd Seance
Feratum
Adelaide Film Festival
Vermont International Film Festival
Proxy Film Festival
NEXTFest
2016: Cutrecon V
Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
Midnight Monster Movies with Dr. Bob
Celebration Cinema North
Junktown
Epic Bike Movie Night
Le Fist
PKO Off Camera International Film Festival
Cinepal
Gateway Film Center
Victoria TX Independent Film Festival
Future Gate Sci-Fi Film Festival
Festival 48 Images Seconde

Directors

RKSS
François Simard
Yoann-Karl Whissell

Producers

Ant Timpson
Tim Riley
Anne-Marie Gélinas

Screenplay Writers

François Simard
Yoann-Karl Whissell

Executive Producers

Shaked Berenson
Jason Eisener
Patrick Ewald

Cast

Munro Chambers
The Kid
Michael Ironside
Zeus
Laurence Leboeuf
Apple
Edwin Wright
Skeletron

Crew

Jean-Philippe Bernier | Director of Photography
Luke Haigh | Editor
Eric Poirier | Costume Design

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