Battle of the Bone
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| Directed by | George Clarke |
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| Written by | George Clarke |
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| Music by | Chris Logan |
| Cinematography | George Clarke |
| Edited by | Jonny Kirk |
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Yellow Fever Productions
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| Distributed by | Yellow Fever Productions |
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90 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ₤10,000 |
Battle of the Bone is an 2008 Irish independent zombie film written and directed by George Clarke, and is claimed as Northern Ireland's "first ever" kung-fu zombie movie.
A group of friends consisting of Todd, Aaron, Lane, Broderick, Jane, and Kerry are rushing to take part in protests that are occurring in Belfast. They at first have fun dodging police and advancing the cause, but become suspicious when they see the military arrive. They soon realize that the protesters are turning into zombies. The zombies break down the door of the Port-a-Potty Broderick is in and kill him. Aaron is also decapitated when he tries to run to the car while a masked person tries to rape Jane but zombies eat both of them.
Todd, Kerry and Lane manage to reach the military blockade, but the soldiers refuse to let them through and shoot Lane. Todd and Kerry lock themselves in a car and when they realize they won't be making it out alive, they make out and start having sex. However, the zombies around the car become distracted by the presence of a military tank. The coast is not clear, however, because a zombified Lane appears and bites Kerry's throat before Todd kills both of them. After the soldiers are eaten alive, Todd hijacks the tank and uses it to escape.
Todd leaves Belfast in the tank but is accosted by another group of soldiers outside the city. They climb in the tank but one remaining zombie hiding inside a closet kills them all while Todd climbs in their Jeep and drives off. He comes across the last group of soldiers, who are trying to escape in a helicopter, but all of them are killed by zombies except one soldier and the pilot. Todd makes it into the helicopter just in time but the pilot accidentally shoots himself in the head while trying to throw Todd out. Todd manages to fly the helicopter using his experience with video games but the soldier transforms into a zombie, so Todd breaks his neck and throws him out of the helicopter. Todd then flies the helicopter to safety and hears a news broadcast claiming that there were no survivors, eliciting a chuckle from him.
Both the film's title and its plot timeline being set on 12 July, stem from King William III's 12 July 1690 Battle of the Boyne. Created on a budget of ₤10,000, the filmmaker chose The Troubles as the film's inspiration and as a means to address the issue of division with a twist that shows the two sides of the Belfast community joining together to deal with a common threat. The film was first screened in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 17 July 2008.
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