The BRWC Review: What’s Left Of Us

5th May 2015

Two guys, a girl and the end of the world; Whats Left of Us is a tale of friendship, love and survival in a truly messed up world. Set in a post zombie apocalypse world this story is truly unique, choosing to focus not on the zombies, nor the ensuing violence, but on the social difficulties that come with having to live in a closed off community of only three. We watch the residents (clearly all fans of Big Brother) as live their lives, bicker, fall in love and record their own ‘private’ diary room confessions.

Christoph Behl’s creation could seem mundane and tiresome on the surface and not what fans of fright fest and zombie movies may be searching for; but the result are fascinating. Ana (Victoria Almeida), Jonathan (William Prociuk) and Axel (Lautaro Delgado) are the most normal of people driven to madness by their new world. As the title suggests, very little of their real selves remain and in a series of play like settings we watch as they move from the cusp of madness into the very real realm of insanity.

We see very little of the outside world in this film. We’re only given a glimpse through guttural groans and the sound of gunfire with wandering visitors in need ignored and scared online casino away. It is only a series of increasingly dangerous dares that forces Axel to bring a zombie home and give us a glimpse into the sickness that is taking over the world and unusually in this film the zombie, although feared, is not a cause for serious concern and they almost mock it as they eventually begin to use it for their own entertainment.

Behl is unafraid to develop the story slowly, refusing to force feed us backstories or previous lives, instead giving just snippets and tales, enough for you to understand, but still have 1000 questions. Whilst this may normally ire audiences, What’s Left of Us manages to a mix of equally ambiguous and clear that allows you to put the pieces together in your own way, allowing audiences to come to their own conclusions

Almedia, Prociuk and Delgado are all excellent in this feature. Bahl couldn’t have asked for a better cast to mark his debut. They’re able to portray the uncertainty of their characters motives with so much clarity that I’m sure the characters, were they real, wouldn’t even be aware of their own motives so confused and broken that they are. They’re a real unit of strained familial love, certain in their affections but so confused as to where they lead.

A really gripping tale, Behl’s What’s Left of Us is a modern masterpiece and although it may not reach out to a mainstream audience and may be deemed mundane by many horror fans; this is a brilliant piece of storytelling and directing and is a must watch!

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