Road trip movies sometimes feel like a gamble. We’re never really sure what you’re going to get. There has to be something to really make it interesting. Whether it’s unique characters in a family dynamic like in the indie hit “Little Miss Sunshine,” or an intense and hilarious ride through a zombie-filled wasteland like in “Zombieland,” there has to be an additive to really bolster audiences to go on this journey with characters. Which leads us to the new trailer for “The Domestics.”
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In his third feature-length film, writer-director Mike P. Nelson (“Summer School,” “You Want The Night“) takes Kate Bosworth and Tyler Hoechlin on a road trip with terrifying turns. According to Nelson, via Entertainment Weekly, the stakes for these two characters are high. “Kate and Tyler play Nina and Mark West,” Nelson explains. “They are a couple who were on the verge of divorce when the world ended. They stick together for survival, but Mark wants to prove to Nina that he still loves her. Together the two of them embark on this crazy road trip to try and reunite with Nina’s parents.”
The circumstances in this post-apocalyptic country are dangerous. Survivors of the apocalyptic fallout have divided themselves into, not so subtle, tribes. With a story about the power and resilience of love, Nelson still wants to shock his audience. “I wanted to make a movie that did action the old-fashioned way. There is a reality to what’s on screen because it’s all real. Doing almost everything in-camera was very important to me, and I think visually makes the movie stand out from the over-processed, computer-generated summer action films. But also, it’s a movie about love and fighting for what’s right in uncertain times. I wanted to tell a story about no matter how bad things can get and that no matter how broken it is, love can still win.”
“The Domestics” hits theaters June 28 and can be seen on VOD June 29.