When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into zombies, Mazzy barricades himself in the radio booth and tries to figure out a way to warn his listeners about the virus and its unlikely mode of transmission.
Acting
McHattie's voice carries entire apocalypse through a microphone.
Direction
McDonald traps horror in single room, imagination does rest.
Writing
'Kill is kiss' — the most disturbing wordplay in horror.
Director
Bruce McDonald
Stephen McHattie
Grant Mazzy
Lisa Houle
Sydney Briar
Georgina Reilly
Laurel-Ann Drummond
Hrant Alianak
Dr. Mendez
Rick Roberts
Ken Loney (voice)
Daniel Fathers
Nigel Healing
Beatriz Yuste
Nancy Freethy
Boyd Banks
Jay (Osama)
Hannah Fleming
Maureen (Farraj)
Laura Nordin
Spooky Woman
Tony Burgess
Tony (Lawrence)
Louis Negin
Conversationalist
Daniel Junghuan Park
Conversationalist
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare Canadian horror that embraces distinctly regional identity — small-town Ontario becomes universal nightmare through radio's disembodied voice.
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